Title: Illegal String settings.php
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Illegal String settings.php

 *  Resolved [Cowboy8038](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboy8038/)
 * (@cowboy8038)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/)
 * Hello, I’ve been using this plugin for awhile, even got it working after the 
   API key changes. However on Friday I started getting numerous errors on the dashboard
   and the plugin no longer works. I have even tried updating and deleting and redownloading.
   Any suggestions.
 * [“See Picture”](http://wheretheybuck.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/youtubechannel.jpg)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Aleksandar Urošević](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urkekg/)
 * (@urkekg)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/#post-6139875)
 * you must provide more details anout system. read [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ytc3-read-before-you-post-support-question-or-report-bug?replies=1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ytc3-read-before-you-post-support-question-or-report-bug?replies=1)
 *  Thread Starter [Cowboy8038](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboy8038/)
 * (@cowboy8038)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/#post-6139876)
 * Url: Wheretheybuck.net
    Wordpress Version: 4.2.2 YTC Version: 3.0.7 It started
   with the one previous I’m guessing 3.0.6 I updated and still have the same issure
   Caching: W3 Total Cache CDN: Cloudflare API Key: Server (99% sure but it may 
   be browser) How you implemented/inserted YTC to website: Both Shortcode and a
   widget
 * Error Messages are all provided in above screenshot, appears in WordPress dashboard.
 * Thank you for the reply.
 *  Plugin Author [Aleksandar Urošević](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urkekg/)
 * (@urkekg)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/#post-6139878)
 * please copy couple error lines (from most top of screen) and paste here. I can’t
   see error on screenshot (it beggins with ‘et…’
 * also, did you updated global plugin settings since 3.0.6?
 * and, did you installed some new plugin, or updated some of orher plugins along
   to YTC when this started happening?
 * cheers
 *  Thread Starter [Cowboy8038](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboy8038/)
 * (@cowboy8038)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/#post-6139880)
 * Ok, I think the solved that, I still had the API key being read from WP-config.
   After going in the global settings I see the newest update blanked out all the
   fields. After refilling in the info everything seems to resolved. Thank you for
   the help.

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 * Last reply from: [Cowboy8038](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowboy8038/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/illegal-string-settingsphp/#post-6139880)
 * Status: resolved