Skip Navigation

[Resolved] Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_external_repo()

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem: I see a Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_external_repo() on null, and I cannot access the Plugins page.

Solution: Activate Types then go to wp-admin/update-core.php and click "Check for Updates". You may have to do this more than once.

This support ticket is created 5 years, 7 months ago. There's a good chance that you are reading advice that it now obsolete.

This is the technical support forum for Toolset - a suite of plugins for developing WordPress sites without writing PHP.

Everyone can read this forum, but only Toolset clients can post in it. Toolset support works 6 days per week, 19 hours per day.

No supporters are available to work today on Toolset forum. Feel free to create tickets and we will handle it as soon as we are online. Thank you for your understanding.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
8:00 – 12:00 8:00 – 12:00 8:00 – 12:00 8:00 – 12:00 8:00 – 12:00 - -
13:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 17:00 - -

Supporter timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

This topic contains 4 replies, has 3 voices.

Last updated by krisP-3 5 years, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

Author
Posts
#1228861

Hi Toolset-Team Support,

I got this Error in all my site since today in the WP-Admin page "plugins", very critical situation for my a WP-Admin ...

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_external_repo() on null in /wp-content/plugins/types/vendor/otgs/installer/includes/class-wp-installer.php:2335 Stack trace: #0 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(286): WP_Installer->setup_plugins_page_notices('') #1 /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 /wp-includes/plugin.php(465): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 /wp-admin/admin-header.php(276): do_action('admin_notices') #4 /wp-admin/plugins.php(459): require_once('/www/htdocs/...') #5 {main} thrown in /wp-content/plugins/types/vendor/otgs/installer/includes/class-wp-installer.php on line 2335

My guess ... something in the "call-home" function / infrastructure on your site is broken ... because no update on the WP-Installation & PlugIns are happend!

Please help as soon as possible!
Thanks very much & best Regards

#1228862

Hi, I'm splitting this issue into a separate ticket so we can be sure the problem gets resolved as soon as possible. Stand by and I will update you shortly.

#1228926

My issue is now escalated to 2nd Tier support unit via a new support ticket. Thank you!

#1229042

I am seeing this exact same issue. I am hoping I can force the prior version to prevent this issue but I am getting it on all my sites too.

#1229048

After reading this https://toolset.com/forums/topic/types-suddenly-causing-a-fatal-error/ And doing /wp-admin/update-core.php?force-check=1 a few times, the issue resolved. Thank You!