Illegal string

Update: I had to go in through my FTP to delete the plugin. The site works now and I can log into WordPress. I tried re-installing it and I get the same problem.

Go into your database and delete the ss-settings option (wp_options table). You will have to re-create your sidebars.

Hi, Ron –
I looked under phpMyAdmin and found nothing for the simple sidebars in the wp_options table. I tried reinstalling the plugin after deleting it but I got the same error.

I think these are the problem lines:

genesis_register_sidebar( array(
‘name’ => esc_html( $info[‘name’] ),
‘id’ => $id,
‘description’ => esc_html( $info[‘description’] ),
‘editable’ => 1,

Did you search your database for ss-settings ?

Found it! And reinstalled the plugin and it appears to be working now. Thank you!

I had this problem on one of my sites too after upgrading to php 5.4. I found the ss-settings option on page six of the options. I deleted it and all is working fine. That was scary, I can’t live without Genesis Simple Sidebars!

thanks for the advice.

Change the bit in question to this:

if( isset( $info['name'] ) ){

	genesis_register_sidebar( array(
		'name'        => esc_html( $info['name'] ),
		'id'          => $id,
		'description' => esc_html( $info['description'] ),
		'editable'    => 1,
	) );

}

And the error will go away without having to delete the option and recreate sidebars.

Would be nice to see this work its way into the plugin as a bit of defensive coding ??

Thanks Nick! Extremely helpful!