Title: White screen using PHP8.1
Last modified: February 1, 2023

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# White screen using PHP8.1

 *  Resolved [meksONE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meksone/)
 * (@meksone)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-using-php8-1/)
 * Hi, thanks for this plugin. I’ve updated PHP to 8.1 and the plugin is crashing
   the website when I try to edit an article.
 * For now I’ve reverted back to PHP 7.4, but it would be nice if I can switch version
   because 7.4 is deprecated now…
 * The error is
   Uncaught ValueError: Unknown format specifier “C” in /home2/EDITED/
   public_html/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-authors/src/core/Classes/Author_Editor.
   php:377Stack trace:#0 /home2/EDITED/public_html/wp-content/plugins/publishpress-
   authors/src/core/Classes/Author_Editor.php(377): sprintf(‘(Usa il % Campo…
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-using-php8-1/#post-16432266)
 * Hi [@meksone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meksone/)
 * Did you see that error on specific page or on all page? We are able to use PublishPress
   Authors under PHP 8.1 just fine.
 * Thanks,
 *  Thread Starter [meksONE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meksone/)
 * (@meksone)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-using-php8-1/#post-16434631)
 * hi, thanks for the reply. On all articles. For now I’ve reverted back to PHP7
   but I’m planning to create a staging website to investigate further on this issue.
 * if i discover something useful I will post here all the infos.
 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-using-php8-1/#post-16443801)
 * Thanks, do post here if there are additional infos that you get.

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 * Last reply from: [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-using-php8-1/#post-16443801)
 * Status: resolved