Critical error with Lay Theme Carousel Version 2.7.7

[ericcodina]

Hi there!

After updating the Lay Theme Carousel plugin to version 2.7.7, the website no longer loads and shows the following critical error:

There has been a critical error on this website.

When I deactivate the plugin (or addon), the website works again as expected.
Any help or suggestions on how to fix this?

Thank you!!

[ericcodina]

After debugging and some Chatgpt I found this:

The error you're seeing is caused by a problem in the LayTheme Carousel plugin. Specifically:

A variable named $LayFrontend_Options is being used without being defined first (this causes a PHP Warning).

Then, the code tries to use that undefined variable as if it were a class name — but since it's null or not a valid string/object, PHP throws a Fatal Error.

As a result, the layout can't be built correctly, and the page crashes or fails to render.

I tested the plugin update on other websites using Lay Theme, and it works fine.

To add more context, I re-uploaded the previous versions of both Lay Theme and the plugin, then updated them again — but the error still persists.

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[Liefko]

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[arminunruh]

please refer to this:

http://laythemeforum.com:4567/topic/11012/lay-theme-carousel-crashing-my-website/2