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Issue in Hotcakes after upgrading from 9.13.3 to 10.2.1

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Manish Garg

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1/28/2026 10:27 AM

Team My hotackes is working till dnn version 9.13.3. but when I upgrade to 10.2.1 I am getting null refrence error and this is code which i am using in hotcakes

protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnInit(e);

var crl = new ClientResourceLoader();
Page.Form.Controls.Add(crl);
Page.Form.Controls.Add(_phDependencies);
_ltMiniProfiler = new LiteralControl();
Page.Form.Controls.Add(_ltMiniProfiler);
var cds = ClientDependencySettings.Instance;
if (cds != null)
{
HccPageHeaderProvider.Register(cds);
HccBodyProvider.Register(cds);
}
} and line HccPageHeaderProvider.Register(cds); giving exception and exception which we are getting is shown in attached screenshot

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1/28/2026 6:26 PM

Hotcakes is a 3rd party extension maintained by https://upendoventures.com

In another post, it was indicated that updating it to support DNN10 would have to be a sponsored enhancement, and there is a LEARN MORE button on the bottom of this page https://mmmcommerce.com/Services that brings you to a contact form to formulate your request and get in touch.

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