[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51956: Fatal error with PHP8 in header link RSS feed on dashboard widget

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#51956: Fatal error with PHP8 in header link RSS feed on dashboard widget
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 Reporter:  NicolasKulka    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  5.6.1
Component:  Widgets         |     Version:
 Severity:  critical        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  php8 has-patch  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Changes (by iandunn):

 * status:  new => assigned
 * focuses:   => rest-api
 * severity:  normal => critical
 * component:  General => Widgets
 * priority:  normal => high
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => 5.6.1


Comment:

 Assigning to 5.6.1, since there isn't enough time for fit this in for 5.6,
 and the full impact/solution isn't clear yet.

 xref https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1607372723178400
 xref https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/23/wordpress-and-php-8-0/

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