WordPress 2.5 Popularity Contest Plugin Fatal Error Fix

If you are using Alex popularity plug-in then you might face this error while upgrading plug-in automatically in WP 2.5. This error generate due to invalid wp-header file path in plug-in file. Unfortunately, Alex not released new fixed version of the this popular plug-in. However, fix is really very simple and anyone can fix issue just by editing one single plug-in file. Please follow steps below to fix this error in your installation:

1. Deactivate older version of the plugin. If you are installing first time skip this step.
2. Download the latest release from wordpress.org or plugin author website.
3. Open popularity-contest.php in your favorite editor and scroll down to line 59. Replace
   

   require('../../wp-blog-header.php');

   with

   require('../wp-blog-header.php');

4. Save file and upload file to your plugins folder.
5. Reactivate the plugin