Error in Widgets area, WordPress 5.8

Hi there,

that looks like 5.8 having an issue with a classic widget in the new block widgets. Simplest option may be to disable block editor in the widgets - see here:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/remove-new-widgets-block-editor/#post-1864854

Then if you want you can remove the widgets, and remove the above snippet to re-enable the block widgets and then re-add your widgets in the block editor.

Thank You! David

You're welcome

Hi David,
just had the same issue (right before I wanted to deploy the site, so I can’t deactivate the new block widget system at this point). It seems that the Nav Menu widget causes it, which I’ll need in the footer. Do you plan on updating the theme to address the issue? I will deactivate error display on the live site anyway, but the nav menu widget made problems before. Thank you!

Hi there,

i have used the Navigation Menu Widget on quite a few block based sites and have not experienced any problems ( so far ).
The errors we have seen have been generally related to 3rd party widgets or core widgets that have been 'modified' by other plugins or custom code. ie. the widget isn't block compatible

The issue isn't theme related, all we do is provide a dynamic widget area, which WP now injects a Block editor function inside of.

I would suggest checking for plugin or custom function conflicts.

If you're still having problems, raise a new topic where you can share a link to your site and we can take a look.