OJS 3.5.0.4: Got error 'PHP message: Plugin APP\\plugins\\generic\\shariff\\ShariffBlockPlugin failed to handle the hook

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Hello,

I am on OJS 3.5.0.4 and PHP 8.2. I am seeing a lot the following in Apache2 logs.

AH01071: Got error ‘PHP message: Plugin APP\plugins\generic\shariff\ShariffBlockPlugin failed to handle the hook Templates::Common::Sidebar\nError: Call to undefined function APP\plugins\generic\shariff\string() in /path/to/plugins/generic/shariff/ShariffBlockPlugin.php:100\nStack trace:\n#0 /path/to/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.php(1627): APP\plugins\generic\shariff\ShariffBlockPlugin->getContents()\n#1 [internal function]: PKP\template\PKPTemplateManager->displaySidebar()\n#2 /path/to/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/Hook.php(164): call_user_func_array()\n#3 /path/to/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/Hook.php(132): PKP\plugins\Hook::run()\n#4 /path/to/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.php(1843): PKP\plugins\Hook::call()\n#5 /path/to/cache/t_compile/25bcbc63bc70e004505931d447fb4131f159a9b2^4dffb64063bb972c37e05619a2ccd9d0ea7473ac_0.app.frontendcomponentsfooter.tpl.php(29): PKP\template\PK…’

Regards,
Nason

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Hi @Nason_Bimbe,

What do you see in line 100 of plugins/generic/shariff/ShariffBlockPlugin.php? It seems like something unexpected is there.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Hi @asmecher,
We ended up uninstalling the plugin so I can’t give the code snippet. I wonder if there are folks using the Plugin on 3.5.x who can say confirm it is working for them.

Thanks,
Nason