October 20, 2016 update caused FATAL error line 97

[David Stewart]

Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /home3/lakes/public_html/wp-content/plugins/events-calendar-pro/src/functions/template-tags/venue.php on line 97

[AMPERAGE]

See my fix at https://theeventscalendar.com/support/forums/topic/update-caused-fatal-error-cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-in/#dl_post-1180234

[Geoff B.]

Good evening David and welcome back!

Thank you for reaching out to us.

We are sorry to hear about the fatal error you have experienced while updating our plugins.
I would love to help you with this topic.

First, let us apologize for any inconvenience that this might have caused on your site.

We have just released some patches for the Events Calendar and Event Tickets plugins.

The ultimate fix is to download the latest update (4.3.1.1) and make sure the updated plugin gets activated before any other plugins of our suite.

If the error in question is stopping you from accessing your website dashboard (/wp-admin/), you need to find a way to disable our plugins temporarily.

To do so, you will need FTP or File Manager (via CPanel) access:

1. Find the following folder on your installation: /wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/
2. Rename it to something like /wp-content/plugins/z_the-events-calendar/
   This will deactivate the plugin and let you access your dashboard again.

Once you do, you can revert the name change back to /wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/ , the plugin will stay deactivated.

You can now update the plugins to the latest version and reactivate them.

Let me know how that goes.

Best regards,
Geoff B.

[Support Droid]

Hey there! This thread has been pretty quiet for the last three weeks, so we’re going to go ahead and close it to avoid confusion with other topics. If you’re still looking for help with this, please do open a new thread, reference this one and we’d be more than happy to continue the conversation over there.

Thanks so much!
The Events Calendar Support Team

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