Metro-pro functions.php

[tpack33]

Genesis 3.3.1
Metro-pro theme (fresh download)

Default functions.php file generates an error:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function get_template_directory() in /home/customer/www/domain/public_html/wp-content/themes/metro-pro/functions.php:14 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /home/customer/www/domain/public_html/wp-content/themes/metro-pro/functions.php on line 14

===functions.php===

// Start the engine.
include_once( get_template_directory() . '/lib/init.php' );

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How to fix it?

[Brad Dalton]

Do you remove or modify any code in your child theme or Genesis?

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[tpack33]

I don't think so, I moved my website to a new hosting server with previous version framework 3.2.1 and my old metro-pro theme (ca 2016). Then downloaded and manually installed the most recent Metro-pro theme and framework 3.3.1. Did some quick customization - everything works as expected.

I then attempted to add php code to functions.php to read custom.css when I noticed that the default functions.php file is generating the error.

Just re-uploaded clean functions.php - the same error

just to be clear - the website running fine, only noticed the error when reviewing php_errorlog file

[Brad Dalton]

Might be the PHP version.

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[tpack33]

Just to be clear - the website running fine, only noticed the error when reviewing php_errorlog file

[tpack33]

changed PHP version from 7.316 to 7.013 but didn't help

[Anita]

Did you by any chance change the name of the theme anywhere?

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[tpack33]

No, I didn't. I downloaded fresh zip package from Studiopress just today and uploaded via FTP to new server simply replacing old Metro theme.

Maybe I should have installed it from WP admin panel?

[tpack33]

There was another SG plugin that was generating other unrelated errors due to the upload path of the website being incorrect after website move.

Is it possible that the genesis/metro-pro also getting the upload path incorrectly?

However, don't know where to check that setting

[Victor Font]

Install the Kint debugger and activate it. Then to see the path, in functions.php add

d( get_template_directory() );

It will show you on the screen what's happening.

The error you're seeing though "Call to undefined function get_template_directory()" indicates that WordPress isn't fully loaded before the child theme, which is really odd. get_template_directory() is a WordPress function. It should be loaded well before the theme.

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[tpack33]

Kint plugin indicates that get_template_directory() path is pointing to
wp-content/themes/genesis as it should?

[wanderer]

Did you figure this out? I am having the same problem.

[Anita]

@wanderer share a link to your site please and what theme are you using?

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