wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function rwmb_set_meta() 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 16 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 16 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/script-planner/plugins/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/kata-plus/includes/meta-box/meta-box-plugin/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/deepcore/src/admin/meta-box/meta-box-core/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-restaurant-price-list/assets/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/affiliate-coupons/includes/vendor/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/live-chat-facebook-fanpage/admin/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/crucial-real-estate/includes/libraries/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/flying-analytics/vendor/meta-box/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/curbside-pickup/vendor/meta-box/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/bizapp-for-woocommerce/libraries/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/disclaimer-popup/assets/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/edd-custom-credit-card-icons/assets/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Custom Credit Card Icons for Easy Digital Downloads and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/video-conferencing-daily-co/vendor/wpmetabox/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/ngaze-order-gateway/external/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rwmb_set_meta() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/boo-recipes/vendor/meta-box/meta-box/inc/functions.php:45)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Boo Recipes 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.