wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function change_defaults() 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 15 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 15 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/ultimate-amp/inc/admin/admin-options.php:592)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/awesome-social-icons/framework/settings/awesome-config.php:1241)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/elemental/functions.php:67)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/dima-take-action/admin/redux-framework/pixeldima/pixeldima-config.php:743)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/thenotes-lite/ReduxCore/thenotes-config.php:381)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/c4d-plugin-manager/redux-config.php:422)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin C4D Plugin Manager and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/pro-team/admin/proteam-options.php:381)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/fuse-social-floating-sidebar/framework/settings/fuse-config.php:879)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/optimal/functions.php:29)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/contact-form-control/admin/contact-form-manager-options.php:381)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 Manager and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/tipalink/includes/admin/framework/tipalink-config.php:2508)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wooenhancer/admin/wooenhancer-options.php:392)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WooEnhancer - Improve and customize WooCommerce and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/adec-app/redux-framework/sample/config.php:1844)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin ADEC (Advanced Dynamic E-Commerce) and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/recurwp/options/framework/settings/recurlywp-config.php:458)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare change_defaults() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/kk-i-like-it-2/options-config.php:768)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin KK I Like It 2 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.