Title: Warning: illegal string offset ‘pro_widgets’ Last modified: March 10, 2020 --- # Warning: illegal string offset ‘pro_widgets’ * Resolved [euse2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/euse2/) * (@euse2) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/) * My site reports this error every time i edit a page with elementor. * Warning: illegal string offset ‘pro_widgets’ in …/wp-content/plugins/elementor/ includes/api.php on line 160 * Notice: Uninitialized string offset: 0 in …/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ api.php on line 160 * What’s the problem? How can I fix it? * Thank you Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [nlstijl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlstijl/) * (@nlstijl) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12540261) * Hi, * I have the same error since i updated Elementor. * Hope that there will be a fix soon. * Thanks! * Marcellus * [JuzztMe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juzztme/) * (@juzztme) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12544889) * Same problem here after update… * [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidr90/) * (@davidr90) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12545137) * Hey [@euse2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/euse2/), * Could you please let me know on which type of page does this error? Where does this error appear? * Thread Starter [euse2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/euse2/) * (@euse2) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12551487) * I see the error when I edit any page or post with elementor. * I see it on the elementor loading page, before the gray elementor logo appears with the word “loading”. * [alejandroscp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alejandroscp/) * (@alejandroscp) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12584375) * ME Too.. * The same error: I see the error when I edit any page or post with elementor. * I see it on the elementor loading page, before the gray elementor logo appears with the word “loading and the round of elementor loading in blue… * [NYSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nysl/) * (@nysl) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12619368) * Same problem here … Wordpress 5.4 and elementor have this issue on any page you want to edit … * Illegal string offset ‘pro_widgets’ in /wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ api.php on line 160 * [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidr90/) * (@davidr90) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12682643) * Hi, * Can you please let me know which theme (and what version) are you using? It would be helpful to understand where this error is coming from. * Also please try to follow those steps: * If you Elementor version is up to date. Please make sure your theme is updated to its latest version. * – Deactivate all of your plugins except Elementor. If this solves the problem, gradually activate your plugins one by one, until you spot the problematic plugin. * – switch your WordPress theme to WordPress TwentySixteen (or other default WordPress theme) temporarily – and see if it solves your error. * Let me know if one of those steps helped you solve the issue. * [NYSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nysl/) * (@nysl) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12683701) * I did all the steps. I’ m currently running OceanWP theme and in the site there almost nothing extra frontpage widgets/plugins running. The problem still persist even with all the plugins disabled. * [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidr90/) * (@davidr90) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12683762) * Hi, * Thank you for the details. * Could you give me more information about the steps you took in order to reproduce the issue? * It would be helpful for us to better understand this problem. * [emocionec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emocione/) * (@emocione) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12709423) * Hi my first 160 error appeared on March 31, in: /wp-content/plugins/elementor/ includes/api.php on line 160 in this block: * /** * Get upgrade notice. * * Retrieve the upgrade notice if one exists, or false otherwise. * * [@since](https://wordpress.org/support/users/since/) 1.0.0* [@access](https://wordpress.org/support/users/access/) public * [@static](https://wordpress.org/support/users/static/)** [@return](https://wordpress.org/support/users/return/) array|false Upgrade notice, or false none exist. */ ` 155} * 157 public static function get_promotion_widgets() { 158 $data = self::get_info_data(); * 160 return $data[‘pro_widgets’]; 161} my sample php errors keep showing me, and I notice this when I want to do simple things, move an item, copy it, modify something, simple things and I have this error, thanks for your help, pls.. * [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidr90/) * (@davidr90) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12713015) * Hi, * Please update to the latest version of Elementor (2.9.8), and let me know if it solved your error, if not please send us your system info [here](https://pastebin.com/). * [NYSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nysl/) * (@nysl) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-12728304) * It disappeared like a ghost before even the update. I check it in 3 websites and there was no more warning. * Anyway I update Elementor to the latest version. * [Alan C. Kearley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alankearley/) * (@alankearley) * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-13166560) * I am getting the same two messages in my environment. (Ubuntu 20.04, Elementor Version 2.9.14). I am not using the pro version of the plugin. The theme is JupiterX Version 1.20.0 * Warning: illegal string offset ‘pro_widgets’ in …/wp-content/plugins/elementor/ includes/api.php on line 160 * Notice: Uninitialized string offset: 0 in …/wp-content/plugins/elementor/includes/ api.php on line 160 * The warning and notice doesn’t appear to create any issues with using elementor but I would like not to have warning and notices display each time I edit a page. * Is the a known fix for this issue? 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Kearley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alankearley/) * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-illegal-string-offset-pro_widgets/#post-13166560) * Status: resolved