Why doesn't my widget save the viewmodel bindings using UMG ViewModel

[chanqletas]

Hi friends, I have been battling with UMG ViewModel for a bit.

Every time I open my editor, I have to set the view model and any view bindings I have on my widget. Everything works once they are set. The issue is between editor closing / restarts. I have no idea why these aren’t saving?

Here’s it whenever I restart:

[DasMaeh]

I found a solution to it and posted about it in another thread. Just want to spread the word here, because I stumbled across this thread as well when I was looking for a solution.

MVVM Plugin error on startup

I also struggled with the Linker error you mentioned: The solution that works for me is to change the LoadingPhase of the ModelViewViewModelBlueprint module from Default to PreDefault. This can be done in the ModelViewViewModel.uplugin file found in the engine folder: UE_5.4\Engine\Plugins\Runtime\ModelViewViewModel\ I found the solution in a thread about the CommonUI: Common UI's loading phase breaks assets - #2 by ElThundercloud