wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function kirki_autoload_classes() 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 25 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 25 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/ornea/inc/kirki/kirki.php:39)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/materialis/customizer/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/green-ink/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/venture-lite/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/mesmerize/customizer/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/wp-simple/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/the-best-blog/framework/customizer/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/easy-typography/includes/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/thewest/admin/kirki/kirki.php:39)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/chic-lifestyle/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/ember/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/bootframe-core/smart-lib/vendor/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/rohas-lite/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/simpleshift/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/ascreen/custom/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/education-one/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/mesmerize/customizer/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/distinctpress/admin/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/infiword/kirki/kirki.php:39)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/lois/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/advanced-twenty-seventeen/inc/libraries/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/kickstart-business/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/simple-business-wp/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/juniper/inc/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kirki_autoload_classes() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/one-page-express/customizer/kirki/autoloader.php:8)

This file is part of the WordPress theme One Page Express 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.