Title: Fatal errors from wp-includes/shortcodes.php
Last modified: August 8, 2023

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# Fatal errors from wp-includes/shortcodes.php

 *  [fooey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fooey/)
 * (@fooey)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-errors-from-wp-includes-shortcodes-php/)
 * We noticed our error log filling with fatal errors from wp-includes/shortcodes.
   php. It is always this error “Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted”.
   We have it set to 512MB. I realize we can add memory but what is causing shortcodes.
   php to exhaust that much memory? What is the next logical amount to add? I don’t
   think I have ever had to set more than 512 on any site, specifically not when
   a wp-core file is generating the error. Thanks

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-errors-from-wp-includes-shortcodes-php/#post-16957114)
 * You really shouldn’t need more than 512.
 * This is more than likely caused be a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt
   to deactivate all plugins and switch to the default Twenty Twenty-Two theme. 
   If the problem goes away, re-activate them one by one to identify the source 
   of the problem.

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