Title: Fatal error when activating unread function
Last modified: May 8, 2018

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# Fatal error when activating unread function

 *  Resolved [mestrawberry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mestrawberry/)
 * (@mestrawberry)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/)
 * Hello,
 * Whenever I activate the unread function on this plugin, it breaks my site and
   gives me an error message:
 * Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /home/content/
   89/10741389/html/wordpress_new/wp-content/plugins/bbp-style-pack/includes/functions_unread.
   php on line 17
 * I’ve gone into the file manager via FTP and disabled the unread_function, but
   we’d like to use this functionality. Plus, whenever there is an update to the
   plugin, the site breaks again.
 * Wordpress and all my plugins are updated to the latest versions.
 * Any ideas?
 * Michelle
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-when-activating-unread-function%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/#post-10261211)
 * I suspect your php version
 * go to
 * dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>plugin information and let me know what it 
   says for php version (3rd one down)
 *  Thread Starter [mestrawberry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mestrawberry/)
 * (@mestrawberry)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/#post-10266890)
 * WP version 4.9.5
    Theme Divi 3.2.2 PHP version 5.4.19 bbPress version 2.5.14-
   6684
 *  Plugin Author [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/#post-10267037)
 * php 5.4 was end of life in 2015, and doesn’t work with my plugin.
 * you can find current supported versions here
 * [http://php.net/supported-versions.php](http://php.net/supported-versions.php)
 * You need to upgrade to a current version of php
 *  Thread Starter [mestrawberry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mestrawberry/)
 * (@mestrawberry)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/#post-10267165)
 * Thank you! I suspect you are right. 😛
 * Michelle

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 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-activating-unread-function/#post-10267165)
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