Title: Widget error after upgrading to 5.8 Last modified: July 22, 2021 --- # Widget error after upgrading to 5.8 * [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * (@mikealan) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/) * I have just upgraded to version 5.8 and now I’m getting the following error on the widget screen: * Notice: wp_enqueue_script() was called incorrectly. “wp-editor” script should not be enqueued together with the new widgets editor (wp-edit-widgets or wp-customize- widgets). Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 5.8.0.) in /home/********/********/build2/wp-includes/functions. php on line 5535 * Please can anyone advise on a solution. * To provide a link to the relevant page I would have to provide a temporary login which can be done if required. * Thanks in advance for any help - This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/). - This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/). Reason: Spelling Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Vlad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vladytimy/) * (@vladytimy) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14690354) * Hi, [@mikealan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * First things first: * > To provide a link to the relevant page I would have to provide a temporary > login which can be done if required. * Please give this a read [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff) Never share any login info on these forums and if someone asks it, use the Report button in the sidebar. 🙂 * Then, you could try installing the Classic Widgets plugin to disable the new widgets screen in 5.8, and revert back to the original Widgets screen. It might fix your issues: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-widgets/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-widgets/) * PS: Always make sure you have a backup! 🙂 * Kind regards! * Thread Starter [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * (@mikealan) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14690480) * Hi [@vladytimy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vladytimy/), Thanks for your advice. My site is backed up on a regular basis so I could literally revert to the previous version if no solution is found and block updates. * Kind regards * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14690501) * If “classic widgets” works for you, then see if you can find out whether the issue is with a plugin or your theme. Please attempt to disable all plugins, and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable them one by one to identify the source of your troubles. * Thread Starter [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * (@mikealan) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14697080) * I have 38 active plugins helping to run a fairly large school alumni site under construction and I need to get this sorted asap. * Out of these 38 plugins there are 6 that give the following error each tested separately with all other plugins, css and added code deactivated: Notice: wp_enqueue_script() was called incorrectly. “wp-editor” script should not be enqueued together with the new widgets editor (wp-edit-widgets or wp-customize-widgets). Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 5.8.0.) in /home/********/********/build2/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5535 And they are: 1. Advanced Editor Tools (previously TinyMCE Advanced) 2. Advanced iFrame 3. Block Background 4. Shortcodes Ultimate 5. Smart Slider 3 6. Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg * My question is: might this error be a bug in the above plugins, a bug in the latest WP upgrade or some other reason and how might I solve it? * Thanks in advance for any help * Thread Starter [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * (@mikealan) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14697206) * Just to add, in the mean time, as Steve Stern suggested, I shall use the Classic Widget editor but still wll welcome replies to the above problem. * Cheers * [Vlad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vladytimy/) * (@vladytimy) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14698085) * Thank you for debugging this. Although the Classic Widget is a solution, it’s just a patch. * > My question is: might this error be a bug in the above plugins, a bug in the > latest WP upgrade or some other reason and how might I solve it? * The problem is that some themes and a few plugins have compatibility issues with the new Widgets screen. So the goal is to identify those and ask their developers to update their plugin/theme. There is no known bug in WP Core regarding widgets, just that some plugins/themes are incompatible. * > Out of these 38 plugins there are 6 that give the following error each tested > separately with all other plugins, css and added code deactivated * What about the theme? Themes usually add custom widgets. Did you switch to a default theme? I am asking because I cannot replicate the issue with * – TwentyTwentyOne + Advanced Editor Tools (previously TinyMCE Advanced) – TwentyTwentyOne + Advanced iFrame * And I stopped there. Please try to use a default (for eg. TwentyTwentyOne) theme and see if that notice is still there. * If yes, you could start a new topic in each plugin’s forum and ask the developers about this. For example, this one is for Advanced iFrame: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-iframe/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-iframe/) * Regards! * Thread Starter [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * (@mikealan) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14698294) * Hi @vladytimy,  * The result is just the same using themes 2017, 2020 and 2021 so I’m assuming that it’s not a theme issue. * I shall follow up your suggestion and leave comments on the respective forums. In the mean time I shall use the Classis Widget editor. * Thank you for your support. * Regards Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Widget error after upgrading to 5.8’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/editor/) * [script](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/script/) * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/) * [wp_enqueue_script](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_enqueue_script/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [MikeAlan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikealan/) * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-error-after-upgrading-g/#post-14698294) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics