WordPress caught an error with one of your plugins
WordPress 5.2 “Jaco” named after bassist Jaco Pastorius, is now available for download. Normally, I’d start listing new features but I’m going to do something a little different this time.
Instead of seeing the dreaded “white screen of death,” WordPress 5.2 includes fatal PHP error protection. When a fatal error is detected, a user-facing error message, “WordPress caught an error with one of your plugins”, is displayed and an email is sent to the administrator’s email address.
The email includes a link to a new feature called “recovery mode.” While in recovery mode, plugins and themes that are causing fatal errors are put into a paused state to ensure administrators can work around the errors and access the backend normally.
In addition to being informed about which themes or plugins are causing fatal errors, administrators have at least three options to fix the issue.
- Administrators can deactivate the theme or plugin to maintain a working version of the site.
- Administrators can fix the problem if they have the technical capabilities and afterwards reactivate the theme or plugin.
- Administrators can file a support request with the developer, pointing out the error.
Administrators can exit recovery mode by pressing a button in the admin bar.
WordPress 5.2 also includes accessibility improvements, thirteen new dashboard icons, plugin compatibility checks, and a variety of changes to the block editor. In addition, the Privacy Policy page includes four new helpers that make customizing and designing the page easier.
If you are seeing this error and unsure of what to do, we at Town Press Media can help resolve these issues. Learn more by contacting us.