Title: Brickyard Broken
Last modified: July 16, 2025

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# Brickyard Broken

 *  [Daniel Kilburn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmkilburn/)
 * (@danielmkilburn)
 * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brickyard-broken/)
 * Trying to create a post on my blog (Theme Brickyard) have been unable to access
   my site in Bluehost. All attempts to access my WP Dashboard fail. I have used
   different computers, abd browsers, no joy. The Bluehost support tells me I need
   to contact the vendor for the theme to correct it. Below is what they gave me..
 * /home4/emergfn9/public_html/wp-content/themes/brickyard/functions/fe/widget-posts-
   default.php:9 Stack trace: #0 /home4/emergfn9/public_html/wp-content/themes/brickyard/
   functions.php(22): require_once() #1 /home4/emergfn9/public_html/wp-settings.
   php(695): include(‘/home4/emergfn9…’) #2 /home4/emergfn9/public_html/wp-config.
   php(102): require_once(‘/home4/emergfn9…’) #3 /home4/emergfn9/public_html/wp-
   load.php(50): require_once(‘/home4/emergfn9…’) #4 /home4/emergfn9/public_html/
   xmlrpc.php(29): require_once(‘/home4/emergfn9…’) #5 {main} thrown in /home4/emergfn9/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/brickyard/functions/fe/widget-posts-default.php
   on line 9
 * Can anyone help me?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fbrickyard-broken%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Ahmod Musa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musabin/)
 * (@musabin)
 * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brickyard-broken/#post-18557141)
 * Hi [@danielmkilburn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmkilburn/),
 * It looks like your **theme (Brickyard)** is causing a fatal error in this file:
 * /wp-content/themes/brickyard/functions/fe/widget-posts-default.php on line 9
 * This prevents WordPress from loading properly. Since Bluehost support has already
   confirmed it’s a theme issue, you can try these steps:
 * **1. Switch to a Default Theme (like Twenty Twenty-Four)**
    - Log in to your **hosting control panel (cPanel)**.
    - Go to **File Manager → wp-content/themes/**.
    - Rename the `brickyard` theme folder to something like `brickyard-old`.
    - WordPress will then fall back to a default theme.
    - Try logging in again to your dashboard.
 * **2. Check for a corrupt or missing file**
    - Reinstall a fresh copy of the Brickyard theme (download it again from where
      you purchased it).
    - Upload it to `wp-content/themes/`.
 * **3. Debug the error**
   If the issue persists, enable debugging:
    - Edit `wp-config.php` and set:
      define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);This will show you 
      the exact error details.
 * **4. Contact the theme developer**
   Since this error is inside the theme files,
   only the theme vendor can fix it if there’s a bug. Check their support page or
   send them the error log.
 *  Moderator [Support Moderator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moderator/)
 * (@moderator)
 * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brickyard-broken/#post-18558114)
 * Support of all commercial themes and plugins is out of scope for these forums.
   While we will not close your post, we also cannot guarantee any support at all,
   be that by volunteers or the developers. We recommend you instead use the developer’s
   official contact for their premium offerings, as that is the most direct line.
 *  [BluehostSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehostsupport/)
 * (@bluehostsupport)
 * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brickyard-broken/#post-18558650)
 * Hey Daniel, that’s a rough spot to be in, especially when all you want to do 
   is post something and everything’s locking you out.
 * Looks like your Brickyard theme is causing a fatal error that stops WordPress
   from loading at all. Ahmod already gave a great breakdown on how to get back 
   into your site by renaming the theme folder, so just adding a couple thoughts:
 * If that gets you into the dashboard, make a quick backup before doing anything
   else. Then you can try reinstalling the Brickyard theme or switching to something
   else while you reach out to the theme developer for a fix.
 * Also, if your site is showing that error on the front end, installing a “maintenance
   mode” plugin can help hide the mess while you troubleshoot.
 * Hope you’re back up and running soon. Glad you posted here.

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 * [fatal error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/fatal-error/)
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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [BluehostSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluehostsupport/)
 * Last activity: [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brickyard-broken/#post-18558650)
 * Status: not resolved

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