Title: Getting Error Message in wordpress 4.7
Last modified: January 5, 2017

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# Getting Error Message in wordpress 4.7

 *  [murulimadhav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/murulimadhav/)
 * (@murulimadhav)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-error-message-in-wordpress-4-7/)
 * Hi, I am getting the below error message when i am activating ” Collapsing Categories”
   in WordPress 4.7.
 * Notice: The called constructor method for WP_Widget in collapsCatWidget is deprecated
   since version 4.3.0! Use
    __construct()
 * ….mysite\wp-includes\functions.php on line 3846 Strict Standards: call_user_func_array()
   expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, non-static method collapsCat::init_textdomain()
   should not be called statically in ….mysite\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php on 
   line 298
 * Please guide me

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 *  [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/)
 * (@envyskins)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-error-message-in-wordpress-4-7/#post-9032584)
 * Yes, I am getting this same issue in debug mode. Is there a resolve or update
   for this plugin to correct this error?
 * Notice: The called constructor method for WP_Widget in WCC_widget is deprecated
   since version 4.3.0! Use
    __construct() instead.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/).
 *  [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/)
 * (@envyskins)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-error-message-in-wordpress-4-7/#post-9049841)
 * No reply? Well, this is what I came up with. Since there is no update or reply.
   This might help until they see that it needs to be updated.
 * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32860218/the-called-constructor-method-for-wp-widget-is-deprecated-since-version-4-3-0](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32860218/the-called-constructor-method-for-wp-widget-is-deprecated-since-version-4-3-0)
 * Ok, in this file in plugin: woocommerce-collapsing-categories/includes/class-
   wcc-widget.php
 * Change: `parent::WP_Widget` to `parent::__construct`
 * <?php
    class WCC_widget extends WP_Widget {
 *  `parent::WP_Widget` {
 *  /* Widget settings. */
    $widget_ops = array( ‘description’ => __(‘Create an 
   expandable list of product categories and subcategories.’,’wa_wcc_txt’));
 *  parent::__construct( false, __( ‘WC Categories’, ‘wa_wcc_txt’), $widget_ops );
 *  }
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/).

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 * Last reply from: [derekwcodes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/envyskins/)
 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-error-message-in-wordpress-4-7/#post-9049841)
 * Status: not resolved