I was recently setting up a blog for my friend using wordpress as the platform, when I found some common installation errors that occur while installing the famous theme K2. I have even found the fixes to these problems, thanks to the K2 Support forums.

Errors with their fixes

1. If you get this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_option() in [...]/wp-content/themes/k2/theloop.php on line 28

To fix this, disable all the plugins that load their own version of prototype.js.

2. If you get this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wp_bootstrap() in /home/mybattle/public_html/wp02/wp-content/themes/k2/app/

includes/sbm-stub.php on line 24

You will have to re-install the theme from scratch, because the file structure have change. This error occurs while installing K2 0.9.6 on top of a previous installation.

3. For this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_active_module() in /home/…wp-content/themes/k2/theloop.php on line 76

I don’t know the actual reason for this error, but this error is fixed in the latest version 0.9.6. So, if you are getting this, make sure you are using K2 0.9.6, not 0.9.5.

These were the only errors I found with the fixes. If you know any other common error that you have come across, then feel free to share it here. Your additions will be highly appreciated. If you still have some question regarding a problem, the K2 Support Forums are always open.

I hope this article has been helpful to you. This was the lat post for today… See you guys tomorrow :)