Redux Framework Plugin Conflicts with Angro Theme Bundle WordPress Customizer

Hello,

I am running WordPress on a staging site and I have the Angro theme installed, which includes its own bundled copy of Redux Framework inside the theme folder (/wp-content/themes/angro/redux-framework/).

When I activate the Redux Framework plugin alongside the theme’s bundled version, the WordPress Customizer (Appearance → Customize) shows a critical error in the preview pane: “There has been a critical error on this website.”

When I deactivate the Redux Framework plugin, the Customizer opens without the critical error — but this creates a second problem: all the UI customizations I made using the Redux Framework plugin (style-settings, Header-Footer settings, layout settings, etc.) are no longer applied and the site reverts to the default theme UI. So I cannot keep the plugin deactivated either.

This means I am stuck in a situation where:

• Plugin ACTIVE → Customizer breaks with a critical error
• Plugin INACTIVE → My UI customizations are lost and default theme UI is shown

I have also enabled WP_DEBUG and the error log shows the following notices:

• Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly for the redux-framework domain
• Same notice for the angro domain and modeltheme-addons-for-wpbakery domain

All plugins and the theme are fully updated to their latest versions.

Could you please advise:

1. How to prevent the plugin from conflicting with the theme’s bundled Redux copy?
2. Is there a way to tell the plugin to skip loading if Redux is already loaded by the theme?
3. Does Redux Framework have a built-in deduplication mechanism we can enable?
4. How can I keep my UI customizations intact while also being able to use the Customizer?

Thank you for your help.

• This topic was modified 1 week, 1 day ago by jalakpatel.

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