wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function cs_sanitize_textarea() 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 23 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 23 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/nasim-persian-maker/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/maintenance-mode-free/admin/codestar-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/my-right-horse/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/back-top/setting-page/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/ultimate-carousel/inc/framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/horizontal-post-slider/cs-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/athemeart-theme-helper/vendors/codestar-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/all-in-all-image-hover-effect/cu-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin All in All Image Hover Effect and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/dt-booking-manager/cs-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/awesome-wp-slider/inc/cs-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/pretty-portfolio/lib/csf/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/ultimate-image-hover-effects/admin/framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-tab/assets/admin/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/team-member-showcase/framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/amazing-hover-effects/framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/amazing-portfolio/inc/framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/advanced-search-form-builder/includes/cs-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/cc-manga-comic-reader/lib/codestar-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/aitasi-coming-soon/admin/codestar-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/woo-animated-grid/cs-framework/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/sticky-one-many/library/csf/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/electro-pricing-tables-lite/lib/codestar-framework-1.0.1/functions/sanitize.php:26)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cs_sanitize_textarea() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/custom-testimonial/vendor/testimonialmetaoption/functions/sanitize.php:26)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Custom Testimonial 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.