Title: [Plugin: wp-email] Fatal Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: wp-email] Fatal Error

 *  [gmanzione](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmanzione/)
 * (@gmanzione)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-email-fatal-error/)
 * Hello:
 * I have a WordPress blog at culturespill.com using the “MY Guitar” theme by Dordor,
   and recently I have been trying to activate the wp-email plugin to allow my readers
   to email my posts to friends if they want to. When I attempt to activate this
   plugin, I get the following error message:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: add_shortcode() in /home/content/t/r/
   a/traklwright/html/wp-content/plugins/wp-email/wp-email.php on line 287
 * If anyone can offer a plainspoken solution to this problem that will allow me
   to activate and use this plugin, I would greatly appreciate it!

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 *  [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-email-fatal-error/#post-739105)
 * You need to be using WP2.5 if you are using the 2.30 Beta
 *  [apronstringsaflutter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apronstringsaflutter/)
 * (@apronstringsaflutter)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-email-fatal-error/#post-739393)
 * Any solution to this one, Gmazione? I am using 2.5 and have gotten my third fatal
   error on three different plugins. UGH!
 *  [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-email-fatal-error/#post-739394)
 * apronstringsaflutter: reinstall WP, a few of my users has the same problem and
   after they reinstall it, it works for them. Do not overwrite, you need to delete
   everything except /wp-content/ folder and then upload it again.

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## Tags

 * [wp-email plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-email-plugin/)

 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-email-fatal-error/#post-739394)
 * Status: not resolved

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