Title: [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Error

 *  Resolved [HannaIsabella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hannaisabella/)
 * (@hannaisabella)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-error/)
 * Iäm using the WordPress.com Stats plugin, but on my dashboard I’m getting this
   error where the top post and searches are supposed to be shown:
 * Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /hsphere/local/home/
   hanachan/hannaisabella.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/stats.php on line 548
 * Is there a way to fix this?

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 *  [stormsguard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stormsguard/)
 * (@stormsguard)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-error/#post-767782)
 * This is a bug in the plugin i think, i’ve got it on all of my blogs aswell
 * Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /tiamats-reviews/wp-
   content/plugins/stats/stats.php on line 548
 *  [gschwartmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gschwartmann/)
 * (@gschwartmann)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-error/#post-767815)
 * I encountered the same problem today and could solve it by updating the “WordPress.
   com Popular Posts” to its newest version. So, if you are using the Stats module
   and the popular posts extension, maybe this could also be a solution for you.
 * Best regards
 * Gilbert
 *  [stormsguard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stormsguard/)
 * (@stormsguard)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-error/#post-767979)
 * noppe, its a bug in the plugin

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## Tags

 * [Stats](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/stats/)
 * [wordpress.com stats](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-com-stats/)

 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [stormsguard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stormsguard/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-error/#post-767979)
 * Status: resolved

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