Wordpress 7 Breaking Changes?
After the automatic update to WP7 today, several of the Fluent plugins no longer display properly in the Admin Panel. FluentCart, for instance, only shows the admin bar, but no content; I can't see my orders, customers or products. Fluent CRM and Forms do the same. Anybody else? Or is there something else I haven't figure out causing this sudden breakage?
Running on 7.0
Are you getting any error on the console?
Yes:
admin_hooks.js?ver=1.3.28:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'createHooks')
at admin_hooks.js?ver=1.3.28:1:25Understand this error
subscription.js?ver=1.3.28:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'hooks')
at subscription.js?ver=1.3.28:1:26681Understand this error
shipping.js?ver=1.3.28:2 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'hooks')
at shipping.js?ver=1.3.28:2:35047Understand this error
app.js?ver=1.3.28:304 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'hooks')
at app.js?ver=1.3.28:304:144547
According to SWE-1.6 in Windsurf, this is a WP7.0 compatibility issue?
These are FluentCart errors, not PIFster. The files (admin_hooks.js, subscription.js, shipping.js, app.js) with version 1.3.28 are all FluentCart plugin assets.
Root cause: The errors "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'hooks')" suggest FluentCart is trying to access wp.hooks (WordPress global hooks API) but it's not defined, which is a WordPress 7.0 compatibility issue.
This confirms the WordPress 7.0 update broke FluentCart's admin interface.
Impact:
- FluentCart admin screens won't render (matches your earlier report)
- Cannot access customer payment methods via admin
- Cannot manage subscriptions via admin
Workaround: We found Richard G Castillo's payment info via direct database query, but for other customers you'll need to:
- Query the database directly (as we just did)
- Check Stripe dashboard using vendor_subscription_id
- Wait for FluentCart to release a WordPress 7.0 compatible update
PIFster is unaffected - donations, votes, and vesting continue working normally based on the logs. This is purely a FluentCart admin interface issue.
Further probing with Windsurf agent:
wp.hooks exists in WordPress 7.0 core - it's referenced in the dist scripts (block-library.js, blocks.js, i18n.min.js, deprecated.js) as window.wp.hooks.
The issue: The script that defines wp.hooks may not be loading in the admin, or there's a loading order problem where FluentCart scripts execute before wp.hooks is defined.
This is a WordPress 7.0 compatibility issue with FluentCart, not PIFster. FluentCart expects wp.hooks to be available globally, but WordPress 7.0 may have changed when/how it's loaded.
Workaround: Until FluentCart releases a WordPress 7.0 compatible update:
- Query the database directly for customer/payment info (as we did)
- Check Stripe dashboard using vendor_subscription_id
- Roll back WordPress to 6.x if FluentCart admin access is critical
PIFster functionality remains unaffected - donations, votes, and vesting work normally.
Chris Conlee The team is looking into it.
Shahjahan Jewel thank you.
Hello Chris Conlee,
We have prepared a fix for you. Can you please open a support ticket on our portal: https://fluentcart.com/account/support so that we can share the build with you?
Mahdi AuthLab I just submitted a ticket.
Chris Conlee, I have replied to your ticket. Please share your feedback in the ticket after installing the beta version.
Mahdi AuthLab Stand by. Downloading now.
Mahdi AuthLab the fix appears to work. Thank you! More details in the ticket response...