Unable to open entry with drafts from a deleted user

[thechrisroberts]

Description

Getting the error Return value of craft\behaviors\DraftBehavior::getCreator() must be an instance of craft\elements\User, null returned when trying to open an entry if that entry has drafts created by a deleted user.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a draft
2. Delete the user that created the draft
3. Open the entry in the dashboard as a different user

Additional info

• Craft version: 3.2.10
• PHP version: 7.2.21
• Database driver & version: MySQL 5.2.27

[brandonkelly]

Thanks for reporting that! It’s been fixed for the next release.

To get the fix early, change your craftcms/cms requirement in composer.json to:

"require": {
  "craftcms/cms": "dev-develop#c6f75e8c3d8379347ca5073de01c3a48d290e993 as 3.2.10",
  "...": "..."
}

Then run composer update.

[knynkwl]

Is there another way around this without updating?

Like adding the same user or something in the DB that I can change?

[knynkwl]

I get this error when trying to update.

Declaration of craft\helpers\Stringy::charsArray() must be compatible with Stringy\Stringy::charsArray(): array

[brandonkelly]

@knynkwl Ignore my previous comment; at this point you should just be updating to the latest release.