Title: PHP Warning settings.php on line 71
Last modified: August 18, 2026

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# PHP Warning settings.php on line 71

 *  [51nullacht](https://wordpress.org/support/users/51nullacht/)
 * (@51nullacht)
 * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-settings-php-on-line-71/)
 * Hi Team,
 * we get this PHP 8.5 warning
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [18-Aug-2026 06:33:50 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on true in .../wp-content/plugins/siteorigin-panels/inc/settings.php on line 71
       ```
   
 * on this code
 *     ```wp-block-code
       ...$theme_settings = get_theme_support( 'siteorigin-panels' );if ( ! empty( $theme_settings ) ) {	$theme_settings = $theme_settings[0];} else {	$theme_settings = array();}...
       ```
   
 * Maybe it should be something like
 *     ```wp-block-code
       if ( is_array( $theme_settings ) && ! empty( $theme_settings ) ) { ...
       ```
   
 * (WP-Version: 7.0.4 / Plugin-Version: 2.36.0)
 * Best regards

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 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-settings-php-on-line-71/)
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