wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function add_settings_link() was already declared it is most likely due to a plugin/theme conflict.

wpsnoop scanned and analyzed over 100,000 WordPress plugins and themes to find and locate potential conflicts including functions that share the same name.

This page has information on the 33 places where that function is declared and used in WordPress plugins and themes.

Note: Our database currently only taps into the free themes and plugins available in the publicly available WordPress plugins and themes, if your site uses paid plugins, themes or custom code there may be additional conflicts.


Our database has uncovered 33 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/404-simple-redirect/404-simple-redirect.php:82)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin 404 Simple Redirect and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-feedmail/wp-feedmail.php:146)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP-Feedmail and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/hip-privacy-tag/hip_privacy.php:35)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin HIP Privacy API and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/untraceme-dereferer-dereferrer/untraceurl.php:470)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Untrace Derferreing Service and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/elevaweb/elevaweb_whatsapp.php:24)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Elevaweb and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-permalauts/wp-permalauts.php:154)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP Permalauts and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/template-help-featured-templates/template-help_wordpress.php:45)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin TemplateHelp Featured Templates and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/facebook-open-graph-meta/facebook_open_graph.php:89)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Facebook Open Graph Meta and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/cjk-autotagger/cjk-autotagger.php:134)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin CJK-AutoTagger and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/custom-background-101/custom_background.php:47)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Custom Background and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/links-anonymizer/anonymize-links.php:37)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Link Anonymizer and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/anonim-links/Anonim-Links.php:25)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Anonim-Links and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/sitewarranty-verified-seal-trust-seal/sitestillup.php:55)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Sitestillup and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/anonymize-links/anonymize-links.php:37)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Anonymize Links and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/pwaplusphp/pwaplusphp.php:346)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin PWA+PHP Picasa Web Albums for Wordpress and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-seo-locations/wp-seo-locations.php:56)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WordPress SEO Locations and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/wp-admin-icons-init.php:50)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP-Admin Icons and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-menu/wp-admin-menu.php:79)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP Admin Menu and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/mastrcoder-anonymizer/mastrcoder-anonymizer.php:37)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Mastrcoder Anonymizer and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/free-books-section/Free_Books_Section.php:44)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Free Books Section and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/zlick-paywall/includes/plugin_settings.php:13)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Zlick Paywall and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/todays-posts/todays-posts.php:379)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Todays Posts and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/cubewp/CubeWP.php:38)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin CubeWP and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/wordpress-firewall-2.php:450)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Wordpress Firewall 2 and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/google-adsense-report-pro/Google_Adsense_Report_PRO.php:149)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Google Adsense Report Pro and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-related-video-search/wp-related-video-search.php:219)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Wordpress Related Video Search and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/aweber-web-form-widget/aweber.php:262)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin AWeber for WordPress and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/androcaptcha/index.php:22)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin AndroCaptcha - Android like Captcha for Wordpress and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-testimonials/wp-testimonials.php:175)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP-Testimonials and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/github-release-downloads/github-release-downloads.php:39)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin GitHub Release Downloads and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/auto-excerpt-everywhere/auto-excerpt-everywhere.php:153)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Auto Excerpt everywhere and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/video-chat/camamba.php:309)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Video Chat and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_settings_link() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/facebook-like-content-locker/fblike_locker.php:14)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Facebook Like - Content Locker and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

The error occurs because two (or more) plugins that you are using are both trying to declare a function with the same name.