Title: Error redeclare
Last modified: September 12, 2021

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# Error redeclare

 *  Resolved [Camilo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/camilo517/)
 * (@camilo517)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-redeclare/)
 * I need to add a script that overrides a theme function and declares the function
   again
    But code snippet gives me an error saying “Can’t redeclare function” Any
   way to disable this validation?

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-redeclare/#post-14868790)
 * Yes, you can wrap it in a `function_exists()` check. Here’s an example:
 *     ```
       if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwelve_content_nav' ) ) {
   
       	function twentytwelve_content_nav() {
       		echo "it's working!";
       	}
   
       }
       ```
   

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 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-redeclare/#post-14868790)
 * Status: resolved