Title: Doesn’t work on newer PHP8
Last modified: April 20, 2026

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# Doesn’t work on newer PHP8

 *  [programmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/programmin/)
 * (@programmin)
 * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-on-newer-php8/)
 * This no longer works on a supported version of PHP….
 * Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function create_function() in 
   wp-content/plugins/widget-video-box/video-box.php:69

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 * Last reply from: [programmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/programmin/)
 * Last activity: [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-on-newer-php8/)
 * Status: not resolved