Undefined Index – PHP Text Widget Error Solution

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If you are using the PHP Text Widget in WordPress and get an error in your Admin section that reads:

Or something similar, there is an easy solution to this annoying problem. First, load up the file plugin.php from the plugins directory, usually wp-content/plugins/php-text-widget/plugin.php. You may want to download it using your FTP program so you can work on it locally and then update it.

Then, find these lines of code:

What you are going to want to do is replace that entire section with this:

That should solve the problem! The issue is that the plugin is calling $_GET[‘page’] without first checking if it exists. It’s not a huge error and won’t break your site most likely, but it is definitely a good idea to fix it. I was pretty happy when I tried this and it fixed it! Hopefully it will work for you too, let me know in the comments!

About Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson is a website developer and designer living in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a passion for code and WordPress. He spends his days building WordPress websites for small businesses, developing new code with the online community, and living life.

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