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The replacement file from github seems to work great. Thank you so much for your help Rahul!

Removing the lines at the location suggested did work, but they are different in my version (2.4.8 is installed). Each of the following lines needed to be removed or commented out: if ( true === $ap_shortcode_loaded...

I've attempted to use the zip provided but still have the problem.  I need to fix it quickly or I will be forced to move on to another forum plugin. In hopes someone can still help me get this fixed,...

I tried replacing all files with the files in the zip provided (including the build folder, which seems to be a mistake).   Doesn't appear to fix anything.   Can anyone help?

Has anyone managed to fix the issue with the zip Rahul provided?