Title: Error when reactivating
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error when reactivating

 *  Resolved [joshuaswiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshuaswiss/)
 * (@joshuaswiss)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/)
 * I had a plug-in error and deactivated all my plugins. When reactivating GDE, 
   this message appeared:
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare jquery_init() (previously declared in /home/content/
   18/7543918/html/wp-content/themes/CleanSlide/functions.php:13) in /home/content/
   18/7543918/html/wp-admin/functions.php on line 18
 * I tried deleting and reinstalling, but kept getting the same error. Anyone know
   how to fix it?
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 *  [k3davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k3davis/)
 * (@k3davis)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/#post-3275060)
 * Hi Joshua,
 * Neither of those errors are specific to GDE, but it looks like the issue is with
   your theme (or possibly a conflict between your theme and something else). Perhaps
   the theme is loading its own copy of jquery instead of using the version provided
   with WordPress? And perhaps the version in use is also not the same between the
   two?
 * I’m only guessing on this, but it’s been known to happen (especially if you just
   updated to WordPress 3.5, which has an upgraded jQuery library). I would reach
   out to the theme developer, or momentarily switch themes just to confirm if it’s
   the source of the problem. Possibly you’ll be able to activate your plugins with
   that other theme installed and then switch back to the theme you want, and not
   suffer incompatibilities. But again, that’s just a theory on my part.
 * Hope this helps,
 * Kevin
 *  Thread Starter [joshuaswiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshuaswiss/)
 * (@joshuaswiss)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/#post-3275074)
 * Hi Kevin:
 * I gave your suggestion a shot and switched themes, trying to reactivate with 
   a different theme. Unfortunately, a new error message came up:
 * Warning: require_once(includes/shortcodes.php) [function.require-once]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/18/7543918/html/wp-
   admin/functions.php on line 9
 * From previous head-banging-on-walls sessions I’ve found that this error usually
   means a plugin problem. Could there be a conflicting plugin?
 *  [k3davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k3davis/)
 * (@k3davis)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/#post-3275075)
 * Yes, it’s possible.
 * If you’re comfortable doing so, please change the first line of code in gviewer.
   php under the GPL statement, which reads:
 * `require_once('functions.php');`
 * to
 * `require_once( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/functions.php' );`
 * The way some plugins and themes are coded breaks relative paths in other plugins.
   This makes the path absolute in GDE and this patch will be included for good 
   measure in the next release.
 * Let me know how you fare with it…
 *  Thread Starter [joshuaswiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshuaswiss/)
 * (@joshuaswiss)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/#post-3275077)
 * Worked like a charm. You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. Cheers!

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [joshuaswiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshuaswiss/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-reactivating/#post-3275077)
 * Status: resolved