Title: Fatal Error on Admin/Divi
Last modified: July 14, 2026

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# Fatal Error on Admin/Divi

 *  Resolved [Yeltzin Justino Lima](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yeltsinmm/)
 * (@yeltsinmm)
 * [4 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-admin-divi/)
 * Hi there,
 * We are receiving an error on admin with this plugin. Divi seems to be updated
   to its latest version (Divi 5) and the plugin as well:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [14-Jul-2026 12:40:55 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: DiviSquad\Core\Admin\Branding::filter_admin_footer_text(): Return value must be of type string, bool returned in /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-content/plugins/squad-modules-for-divi/includes/Core/Admin/Branding.php:626Stack trace:#0 /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): DiviSquad\Core\Admin\Branding->filter_admin_footer_text()#1 /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters()#2 /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-admin/admin-footer.php(48): apply_filters()#3 /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-admin/admin.php(302): require_once('...')#4 {main}  thrown in /home/farnuminsu/www/wp-content/plugins/squad-modules-for-divi/includes/Core/Admin/Branding.php on line 626
       ```
   
 * This error only happens on the admin and sadly it’s blocking access to everything–
   Divi Edit, Divi Updates, even the JS is broken on the /wp-admin 🙁
 * Can you help me on this one?

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 *  Plugin Author [Al Amin Ahamed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralaminahamed/)
 * (@mralaminahamed)
 * [4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-admin-divi/#post-18965366)
 * Hi [@yeltsinmm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yeltsinmm/) ,
 * This is caused by `filter_admin_footer_text()` in Branding.php returning a boolean
   instead of a string — happens after the Divi 5 update. Fixed in v4.4.1.
 * Update via **Plugins → Installed Plugins**, or download manually: [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/squad-modules-for-divi.4.4.1.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/squad-modules-for-divi.4.4.1.zip)
 * If the fatal error is blocking `/wp-admin`, replace the plugin folder via FTP/
   SFTP, or rename it to deactivate until you can update.
 * Let us know if it’s still happening after that.
    -  This reply was modified 4 weeks ago by [Al Amin Ahamed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralaminahamed/).

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 * Last reply from: [Al Amin Ahamed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralaminahamed/)
 * Last activity: [4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-admin-divi/#post-18965366)
 * Status: resolved