Title: This fixes the deprecated create_function in PHP 7+
Last modified: September 13, 2018

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# This fixes the deprecated create_function in PHP 7+

 *  [kendawes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendawes/)
 * (@kendawes)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-fixes-the-deprecated-create_function-in-php-7/)
 * Until Max gets a chance to update the plugin, here’s what worked for me.
 * In advancedtext.php, search for…
 * `add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("advanced_text");'));`
 * And replace it with…
 *     ```
       function advanced_text_register_widget() {
         return register_widget("advanced_text");
       }
         add_action( 'widgets_init', 'advanced_text_register_widget' );
       ```
   
 * Hope this helps someone!
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [kendawes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendawes/).

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