website critical error update new version

Thanks for your suggestion. I tested by disabling 3rd party plugins and enabling them one-by-one. The issue appears to be caused by Elementor / Elementor Pro in combination with WooCommerce.

Current status:
– wp-admin works fine (no critical error in the backend)
– Frontend crashes (critical error) as soon as WooCommerce + Elementor Pro are active together on WoodMart 8.4.1
– If Elementor Pro is disabled, the frontend works again (with WooCommerce enabled)

Could you please help me identify the exact compatibility issue between WoodMart 8.4.1 and Elementor Pro (WooCommerce Builder/templates), and advise the recommended configuration?

If you need it, I can provide:
– WP_DEBUG log excerpt from wp-content/debug.log (please tell me what to look for / which request to reproduce)
– WP admin login (with only required plugins + Elementor/Pro enabled)

We managed to get the site stable again, and I wanted to share what we found and ask for confirmation on the correct approach.

Issue After updating to WoodMart 8.4.1 (with WoodMart Core active), the site was hitting a “critical error” / PHP fatal error caused by class redeclaration inside WoodMart’s Elementor/WooCommerce layout module. The fatal errors referenced files like:

wp-content/themes/woodmart/inc/modules/layouts/elementor/woocommerce/class-free-gifts.php
wp-content/themes/woodmart/inc/modules/layouts/elementor/woocommerce/class-page-title.php
This strongly suggests the same classes are being loaded from more than one place (theme vs. core plugin/module), resulting in a fatal “cannot redeclare class …” situation.

What we did to fix it As a workaround we removed the following folder from the WoodMart theme:

wp-content/themes/woodmart/inc/modules/layouts/elementor/woocommerce/
After removing this directory, the website started working normally again.

Questions

Can you confirm whether that folder is safe to remove on WoodMart 8.4.1 (i.e., is it expected to be provided by WoodMart Core and not required in the theme)?
Could removing it cause any functional issues (Elementor templates, WooCommerce layouts, widgets) that we should be aware of?
If it is safe to remove, is this something that will be addressed in an upcoming release so it doesn’t reappear on every theme update?
If you need it, we can provide the full fatal error stack trace from the server logs.

Thanks in advance.

We are currently running WoodMart theme v8.4.1 (parent) with a child theme. In the WoodMart → Plugins dashboard, the WoodMart Core plugin is listed as v1.1.6. When attempting to update, the installer confirms it is replacing version 1.1.6 with 1.1.6.

Could you please confirm that WoodMart Core v1.1.6 is indeed the latest and correct version compatible with theme v8.4.1?

Regarding the “critical error” we encountered (duplicate class declaration): we temporarily resolved this by removing a folder containing duplicate WoodMart files, after which the site became stable again. However, you previously mentioned that deleting theme/plugin folders manually is not the recommended approach. We would like to resolve this in a “supported” way to ensure the site remains stable and update-safe.

Could you please advise on:

Which exact files or folders should be checked for duplicate loading?
What is the recommended fix if a duplicate class error occurs specifically with WoodMart 8.4.1 and Core 1.1.6?
If there is a specific build or a different version of the Core plugin we should be using, please let us know or provide a download link.

Thanks in advance for your help!