wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function widget_mytheme_tags() 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 10 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 10 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/floral-belle/functions.php:19)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/what-so-proudly-we-hail/functions.php:26)

This file is part of the WordPress theme What So Proudly We Hail and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/twilight-crown/functions.php:28)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/red-delicious/functions.php:38)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/ever-watchful/functions.php:19)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/pink-tulip/functions.php:38)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/translucent-dream/functions.php:19)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/christmas-is-near/functions.php:34)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/vista-like/functions.php:41)

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

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_mytheme_tags() (previously declared in wp-content/themes/furry-family/functions.php:19)

This file is part of the WordPress theme Furry Family 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.