VAPELODY

Now then everyone,

Hope ye’re keepin' character. I’ve finally got me vape store approved after waitin' a canny while—took ower ten days, like, absolute joke! I’ve got the keys to the shop now, but the plugin is actin' the goat and spittin' oot errors right in the header for everyone to see.

I checked the support site and found someone else askin' the exact same thing, but the support team haven't bothered their backsides to reply. Pure lazy, man.

The error is tellin' me:

Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property WC_Vivacom_Smart_Payment_Gateway::$order_status is deprecated in /var/www/vhosts/*xxxxxxxx*/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/viva-com-smart-for-woocommerce/includes/class-wc-vivacom-smart.php on line 169

*xxxxxxxx* - webstore address

It’s proper wreckin' the look o' the site. Anyone ken how to tell this plugin to wheesht? I just want it sorted so I can get back to sellin' me gear without the site lookin' like a heap o' junk.

Cheers, lads!

Good evening,
This is a PHP 8.2 deprecation warning, not a fatal error. Your site is telling you that the Viva.com Smart for WooCommerce plugin is using outdated PHP practices. It's not serious.

Thanks, but it says nothing to me. How do I fix it (is it fixable at all)?

Fixable, no worries. What’s happening (in plain English): PHP 8.2 no longer allows creating class properties on the fly
The Viva.com plugin is doing exactly that:
Since the property order_status was never declared in the class, PHP throws this warning.
This is 100% a plugin compatibility issue, not a WooCommerce or WordPress bug. This is why I said nothing serious.

Okay, I am not a programmer, can I sort it myself?

Yes, can you access your WP site now? If yes, then here is a very quick way to fix it:

Update the Viva.com plugin (this is the BEST option). Hopefully, Viva.com has been releasing updates to fix PHP 8.2 issues. Do this:

1. Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins
2. Update Viva.com Smart for WooCommerce
3. Clear cache
4. Reload the page

If the plugin is not updated, that’s the root problem.

No updates available. I am using the latest release (updated right months ago). Any better solution?

You can temporarily hide the warning (this is pretty safe but this is not a real fix). If your checkout is working but the message is visible on the site, you can suppress deprecated notices.

Edit wp-config.php file:
Or if you need debug on:

I don't know how to do this.

You got a mate who's handy with basic coding? Little bit of PHP and HTML? You are gonna have to beg them for a massive favour, because this site is in a right state.