Title: Please fix generic function names
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Please fix generic function names

 *  Resolved [Mark Barnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mark8barnes/)
 * (@mark8barnes)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-fix-generic-function-names/)
 * Calendar’s been great for me for several years. However, it’s just started clashing
   with another plugin, because both plugins use a function named `next_link`. Such
   a generic name is asking for trouble, so I’d be grateful if in the next release
   you could rename it to something less likely to clash. Thanks.
 * More info here, particularly bullet point #2 (though I’m sure you’re already 
   aware): [http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#Plugin_Development_Suggestions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#Plugin_Development_Suggestions)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/calendar/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/calendar/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Kieran O’Shea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranoshea/)
 * (@kieranoshea)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-fix-generic-function-names/#post-3279784)
 * Yes, am already aware about using the plugin name as a prefix to avoid clashes
   in function names and I should have been more careful with that one. I’ll get
   that (and other generics) fixed in the next release.
 *  Thread Starter [Mark Barnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mark8barnes/)
 * (@mark8barnes)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-fix-generic-function-names/#post-3279785)
 * Thanks.

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 * Last reply from: [Mark Barnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mark8barnes/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-fix-generic-function-names/#post-3279785)
 * Status: resolved