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Last updated by emiliH 7 hours, 34 minutes ago.

Assisted by: Andrey.

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August 20, 2025 at 7:26 pm #17335427
emiliH	Background of the issue: I am trying to translate my site using WPML and WPBakery. I expected to see the translation page to translate my strings. Symptoms: Instead, I got a PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: substr(): Argument #1 ($string) must be of type string, array given in /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Integrations/Divi/dynamic-content.php:81. Questions: How can I resolve the PHP Fatal error related to substr() in the WPML plugin?
August 20, 2025 at 8:35 pm #17335560
Andrey WPML Supporter since 06/2013 Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	Hi, this is Andrey. I'll be assisting you further. Could you please update your WPBakery Page Builder plugin to version 8.6.1? Release Notes / Changelog: hidden link If the issue persists after updating, try temporarily disabling all plugins except WPML and WPBakery Page Builder to test the problem further. Please let me know how it goes. Don't forget to take a full backup before proceeding.
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 pm #17338627
emiliH	Hi, Thanks. I updated to 8.0.1, but still the same issue. The error is the same: Error Details ============= An error of type E_ERROR was caused in line 81 of the file /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Integrations/Divi/dynamic-content.php. Error message: Uncaught TypeError: substr(): Argument #1 ($string) must be of type string, array given in /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Integrations/Divi/dynamic-content.php:81 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Integrations/Divi/dynamic-content.php(81): substr() #1 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Integrations/Divi/dynamic-content.php(24): WPML\Compatibility\Divi\DynamicContent->is_dynamic_content() #2 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(326): WPML\Compatibility\Divi\DynamicContent->decode_dynamic_content() #3 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #4 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/strategy/shortcode/class-wpml-pb-shortcode-encoding.php(85): apply_filters() #5 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/strategy/shortcode/class-wpml-pb-register-shortcodes.php(89): WPML_PB_Shortcode_Encoding->decode() #6 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/strategy/shortcode/class-wpml-pb-shortcode-strategy.php(122): WPML_PB_Register_Shortcodes->register_shortcode_strings() #7 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/strategy/shortcode/class-wpml-pb-shortcode-strategy.php(108): WPML_PB_Shortcode_Strategy->register_strings_in_content() #8 [internal function]: WPML_PB_Shortcode_Strategy->register_strings() #9 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/Invoker/Invoker.php(41): call_user_func_array() #10 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/Fns.php(162): WPML\FP\Invoker\_Invoker->__invoke() #11 [internal function]: WPML\FP\Fns::WPML\FP\{closure}() #12 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/functions.php(154): call_user_func_array() #13 [internal function]: WPML\FP\{closure}() #14 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/Fns.php(151): array_map() #15 [internal function]: WPML\FP\Fns::WPML\FP\{closure}() #16 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/functions.php(154): call_user_func_array() #17 [internal function]: WPML\FP\Fns::WPML\FP\{closure}() #18 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/collect/src/Illuminate/Support/Traits/Macroable.php(56): call_user_func_array() #19 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/Fns.php(156): WPML\FP\Fns::__callStatic() #20 [internal function]: WPML\FP\Fns::WPML\FP\{closure}() #21 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/functions.php(154): call_user_func_array() #22 [internal function]: WPML\FP\Fns::WPML\FP\{closure}() #23 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/collect/src/Illuminate/Support/Traits/Macroable.php(56): call_user_func_array() #24 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/class-wpml-pb-integration.php(355): WPML\FP\Fns::__callStatic() #25 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/addons/wpml-page-builders/classes/Shared/st/class-wpml-pb-integration.php(249): WPML_PB_Integration->with_strategies() #26 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): WPML_PB_Integration->register_all_strings_for_translation() #27 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #28 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #29 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/inc/translation-management/translation-management.class.php(1388): do_action() #30 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/class-wpml-translation-job-factory.php(112): TranslationManagement->send_jobs() #31 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/jobs/Manual.php(164): WPML_Translation_Job_Factory->create_local_job() #32 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/jobs/Manual.php(43): WPML\TM\Jobs\Manual->createLocalJob() #33 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/vendor/wpml/fp/core/Either.php(207): WPML\TM\Jobs\Manual->createOrReuse() #34 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/editor/Editor.php(103): WPML\FP\Right->map() #35 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/menu/translation-queue/class-wpml-translations-queue.php(52): WPML\TM\Editor\Editor->open() #36 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): WPML_Translations_Queue->load() #37 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #38 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #39 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php(424): do_action() #40 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/screen.php(243): WP_Screen->set_current_screen() #41 /var/www/vhosts/cambratgn360.com/httpdocs/wp-admin/admin.php(213): set_current_screen() #42 {main} thrown
August 21, 2025 at 8:06 pm #17338898
Andrey WPML Supporter since 06/2013 Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	Thank you for your feedback. It looks like you're not using the latest version (the current 8.0.1 is from 11/19/2024). Please update the plugin to the latest 8.6.1 version. Are you experiencing the error when you temporarily disable all plugins except WPML and WPBakery Page Builder to troubleshoot? What are the results?
August 22, 2025 at 12:41 am #17339216
emiliH	If I deactive Divi Builder it works fine. The problem is that I need to use both builders on my web.