Title: can't activate plugin
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# can't activate plugin

 *  Resolved [in4fun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/in4fun/)
 * (@in4fun)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/)
 * Here’s the error message I get:
 * > Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2-widget-pro/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2-widget-pro/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Matt Cromwell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdevmattcrom/)
 * (@webdevmattcrom)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6299929)
 * Hi there,
 * We don’t have any other users reporting that problem. Do you have the core Subscribe2
   plugin installed first? That is a requirement for our plugin to work properly:
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2/)
 *  Plugin Author [Matt Cromwell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdevmattcrom/)
 * (@webdevmattcrom)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6300228)
 * Since we haven’t heard back I’ll close this out. Feel free to start a new ticket
   if you have any other problems at all.
 *  [wpchris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpchris/)
 * (@wpchris)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6300229)
 * Hello,
 * I also get the message “Subscribe2 Widget Pro plugin requires Subscribe2 to be
   installed and activated to work properly. Please install the Subscribe2 plugin
   and reactivate Subscribe2 Widget Pro”. The issue still doesn’t seem to be fixed.
   Also I cannot find the Subscribe2 plugin on the WordPress plugin page.
 *  Plugin Author [Matt Cromwell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdevmattcrom/)
 * (@webdevmattcrom)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6300230)
 * Hi there,
 * Subscribe2 Widget Pro requires the Subscribe2 core plugin, so that’s not an issue
   with our plugin, that alert is exactly what it should be.
 * But you’re right! At the moment I don’t see the Subscribe2 core plugin listed(
   we are not the authors of that plugin). Most likely it will be listed again shortly.
   When it is listed again, it will be from this link:
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe2/)
 *  [nighthawk47](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nighthawk47/)
 * (@nighthawk47)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6300231)
 * Hi,
 * btw – same issue here. Seems like this is an issue now since several weeks.
    
   Does that mean, that i have to search for a other plugin?
 * Regards

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [nighthawk47](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nighthawk47/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-43/#post-6300231)
 * Status: resolved