Comments on: WordPress 2.5 and Top Commentators Widget matters

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:26:01 +0000

For any of you who are getting the error above (“Cannot redeclare ns_substr_ellipse()”), make sure you’re not running the Show Top Commentators plugin as well. I had this issue the other way around (I had installed Top Commentators Widget and then tried to install the Show Top Commentators plugin, which gave the error message). I deactivated Top Commentators Widget and that fixed the issue.

By: Marie - Get Rid of Cellulite

Marie - Get Rid of Cellulite — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:04 +0000

I tried updating to WordPress 2.5 but some of the Plugins I have activated must haven’t been compatible and I ran in to all sorts of problems, so I backed-up to a 2.3 version for now. Didn’t spend too much time trying to find the break, but I guess I’ll have to get around to it sooner or later.

Think I’ll check back here first when I ready to learn of any possible issues. Thanks!

By: Lissy

Lissy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:28:46 +0000

I fixed it. If you take everything out of the main widget_topcomm function and just list all the functions after, the error goes away. Visit my site and comment if you want me to send the code. It’s a little messy though and I changed a few things to fix a bug where if someone with the same name as someone else comments, it would sometimes pick the other person’s URL.

By: Kevin @ Self Improvement for Entrepreneurs

Kevin @ Self Improvement for Entrepreneurs — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:33:46 +0000

I’m getting the same error after upgrading to 2.5. Just like Nspeaks, widget shows on blog and works, but I’m unable to edit in Admin.

I’m sure you’re already working hard on this. I look forward to an update.

Keep up the good work.

Kevin

By: Phil v. Sassen

Phil v. Sassen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:10:01 +0000

Any news?

By: NSpeaks

NSpeaks — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:05:08 +0000

Your widget breaks in WordPress 2.5 with following error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ns_substr_ellipse() (previously declared in /home/navjot/public_html/submityourcontest/wp-content/plugins/top-commentators-widget/topcommentators_widget.php:26) in /home/navjot/public_html/submityourcontest/wp-content/plugins/top-commentators-widget/topcommentators_widget.php on line 26

Widget shows in blog but can’t be edited via Widgets Options showing the above error.

By: Kate B

Kate B — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:29:54 +0000

Definitely looking forward to 2.5, especially with some of the stuff they’ve shown with the Admin section (they just posted it here: http://wordpress.org/development/2008/03/25-sneak-peek/ )

Love the Top Commentators plugin, so hopefully you’ll have it ready for the official 2.5 release! When is it supposed to be released, anyways?

By: raluca

raluca — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:53:21 +0000

i hate to update!

By: vincent

vincent — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:39:03 +0000

Just waiting too for this release, by the way thanks for mentioning it. I rarely read my wordpress dashboard feed.

By: Forumistan

Forumistan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:20:32 +0000

Thanks for the info, I am gonna update my Blogs…