Settings page crashes with fatal path error
Opening the Watermark Image settings tab throws a fatal ValueError about an empty path, so the plugin cannot be configured at all.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
6 public reports · first reported 22 August 2022 · last reported 21 April 2024
What's going wrong
Several site owners report that the plugin's Watermark Image settings screen crashes with a fatal error about an empty file path, sometimes shown as a generic critical error on the whole site. The crash happens before any image is processed, so people cannot finish setup even after deactivating other plugins or switching themes. Some report the same failure in German and English installs on different hosts, which suggests a path-handling bug that a fix would need to cover. Hosting teams and freelance developers who support many WordPress sites could use a tool that catches and explains these fatal errors quickly.
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Products affected
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