Title: Fatal error
Last modified: March 31, 2020

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# Fatal error

 *  [jlstark1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlstark1/)
 * (@jlstark1)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3451/)
 * Greetings,
 * I am new to WordPress and have inherited a church website that has been updated
   little in the last 4 years. It is using a premium theme called ChurchHope.
 * I wanted to put a button on the website so individuals could make their donations
   online but noticed the website was not secure. So I installed the “Really Simple
   SSL” plugin. After that, when clicking on the “Customization” button on the theme
   I received the following error:
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_plugin_data() (previously declared in /home/
   olneynaz/public_html/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:68) in /home/olneynaz/public_html/
   wp-admin/includes/plugin.php on line 113
 * I do not know if the 2 are related or not–as I said, I inherited this site and
   its possible the customization error could have been there before the plugin.
   I’m not sure because I had never tried to customize the site before.
 * I have removed the plugin and I am still receiving the error message. I do not
   have the ability to reinstall the premium theme because no one at the church 
   has any purchase details of the theme. I am willing to purchase the theme again
   if that will solve the issue but didn’t want to drop $50 without getting some
   advice from someone who knows more about WordPress than I do
 * Thanks in advance for your help.
    Jeff

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 *  [WebBuddy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/websprout/)
 * (@websprout)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3451/#post-12605119)
 * Hi Jeff,
    From what I see, this error could be related to the theme that you 
   are using.
 * I would suggest that you email the theme designer about this and asked if the
   latest version of the theme is able to resolve this issue. If the answer is yes,
   then you can go ahead to buy it then update your theme.
    Hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [jlstark1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlstark1/)
 * (@jlstark1)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3451/#post-12606575)
 * Thanks.
 * I did narrow it down to the “Really Simple SSL” plugin. If I disable the plugin
   then the customization works as expected.
 * Thanks again for taking a look.
 * Jeff

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [jlstark1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlstark1/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3451/#post-12606575)
 * Status: not resolved

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