First, did you flush your rewrite rules? (Visit “Settings > Permalinks” in your WordPress admin)
2nd, Correct path?
Go to Portfolio > Projects Category, then hover one of your category name, then click View.
Code for calling archives’ page & single project is the same.
So, you should have the same Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in if trying to access both templates.
If not, let me know.
I’ve tested this plugin with a lot of themes and nothing went wrong…