Unable to install

Hello rebeccaschiffman! ??

Which version of WordPress and PHP are you using?

Can you please check this fix:

Open the file wp-content/plugins/asgaros-forum/includes/forum-widgets.php.

At the end of the file remove this code:

add_action('widgets_init', function() {
    global $asgarosforum;

    if (!$asgarosforum->options['require_login'] || is_user_logged_in()) {
        register_widget('AsgarosForumRecentPosts_Widget');
    }
});

And add this code instead:

function init_asgarosforum_recentposts_widget() {
    global $asgarosforum;

    if (!$asgarosforum->options['require_login'] || is_user_logged_in()) {
        register_widget('AsgarosForumRecentPosts_Widget');
    }
}

add_action('widgets_init', 'init_asgarosforum_recentposts_widget');

Feedback if this is working correctly would be nice so I can release a fixed version as soon as possible! ??

Hello.

WordPress 4.4.2
PHP 5.2

I see I have the option to use 5.3 or 5.4 on godaddy
Which should I choose if 5.2 is the problem?

Changing the version of PHP to 5.3/5.4 should resolve this bug as well because anonymous functions cannot be used in PHP less than 5.3.

Oops, I didn’t see your code fix above and already initiated the switch to 5.3, sorry about that! I should know in the next hour if that worked.

No problem! ??

I checked it on a server with PHP 5.2 and the fix is working well. I also added a patch to the development version:
https://github.com/Asgaros/asgaros-forum/commit/f32f60c8c61e1ed328cd0219db476e1bcd1842e8

It will be included in the upcoming v1.0.10 release.

Thank you very much for your bug report!

Oh no, I’m now locked out of my site all together.
I updated PHP to 5.3
I was able to activate the plugin. I didn’t see Forum appear on the menu on the left so I clicked “Dashboard” and now I have this, but on an entire blank page:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /home/content/28/5685028/html/veganingredientcheck/wp-content/plugins/asgaros-forum/includes/forum-widgets.php on line 104

I clicked the back-browser and got back to the admin but anything I click leads to that error code. Like if I click “posts” it goes to that.

Are you sure that PHP 5.3 is already activated? Sometimes it needs a couple of minutes or there is still some cached content.

You can try to replace the problematic code first because it should fix that bug anyway.

I think that code did the trick!
Yes the 5.3 was activated and the way the error came up changed.

It IS indeed working now. One other question – can non-wordpress users use the forum? I tried to log in from another browser and it just wanted me to log in with wordpress account, I couldn’t just use an e-mail address…

At the moment it is not possible to create threads/posts as a guest.

The forum itself is using the user management of WordPress, so everyone who should be able to post in the forums need a WordPress account on your website.