Title: Fata error: functions.php failed opening kirki-fallback.php
Last modified: August 31, 2023

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# Fata error: functions.php failed opening kirki-fallback.php

 *  [dimi993](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dimi993/)
 * (@dimi993)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fata-error-functions-php-failed-opening-kirki-fallback-php/)
 * Hi again,
   After updating Kirki to version 5.0.0, I get the following error and
   the site breaks.We managed to fix it by uploading again the child theme folder(
   it was the same folder that already existed in the files, no changes).Uncaught
   Error: Failed opening required ‘/var/www/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs/wp-content/
   themes/shoptimizer/inc/kirki-fallback.php’ (include_path=’/var/www/vhosts/site.
   com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/kirki/:/var/www/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs/wp-content/
   plugins/kirki/core:.:/opt/plesk/php/8.0/share/pear’) in /var/www/vhosts/site.
   com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/functions.php:334The wordpress version
   is 6.2.2We are using the Shoptimizer themeKirki v.5.0.0PHP v.8.1.19Anybody has
   any idea as to why this happened?

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