v7.5.1 release ZIP missing /freemius/ folder — fatal error on every request

  • Resolved diamondground

    (@diamondground)


    1 month, 3 weeks ago

    Heads-up that the 7.5.1 release ZIP on WordPress.org appears to be missing the entire /freemius/ directory. Because shortcodes-ultimate.php still requires freemius/start.php at line 31, any site that installs or auto-updates to 7.5.1
     hits a fatal error on every request:

         Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Failed opening required

         ‘…/wp-content/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/freemius/start.php’

         in shortcodes-ultimate.php:31

     Comparing the two official ZIPs from downloads.wordpress.org:

       shortcodes-ultimate.7.5.0.zip — 549 files, /freemius/ present (223 files)

       shortcodes-ultimate.7.5.1.zip — 326 files, /freemius/ entirely missing

     Reproduction:

       1. Install Shortcodes Ultimate 7.5.1 from WordPress.org on a fresh site

       2. Activate (or simply load any page if already active)

       3. PHP fatal on every request — site is unreachable

     The 7.5.1 changelog notes “Updated Freemius SDK”, so it looks like the SDK was

     refreshed but accidentally excluded from the release archive when it was

     re-packaged. Rolling back to 7.5.0 restores normal operation.

     Given auto-update is the default path for many installs, this is likely

     affecting a large share of the 400k+ active installations. Would appreciate a

     7.5.2 (or re-packaged 7.5.1) with the /freemius/ folder restored.

     Happy to provide any further details from my install if useful.

     Thanks!

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  • Plugin Author Vova

    (@gn_themes)

    1 month, 3 weeks ago

    Hello everyone,

    Thank you for your reports, and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. I’m aware of the issue in the latest plugin release: due to a version control error, incorrect changes were included in the release, which may have caused problems on some sites.

    I’m working on a fix right now and will publish an updated version as soon as possible. In the meantime, if your site is affected, please roll back to the previous stable version of the plugin.

    Thank you for your patience. I’ll update this thread once the fix is available.

    Plugin Author Vova

    (@gn_themes)

    1 month, 3 weeks ago

    The issue has now been resolved, and a fixed version of the plugin has been released.

    I sincerely apologize once again for the inconvenience this caused. Thank you for your patience and for reporting the problem so quickly.

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