Missing argument 1 for mfn_title() error in title attribute when using child theme

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• intriple

  July 2016

  it seems to be a wide spread issue: https://www.google.com/search?q=<br+/><b>Warning</b>:++Missing+argument+1+for+mfn_title(),+called+in+/home/tripleec/public_html/clients/affiliated/wp-content/themes/betheme-child/header.php+on+line+26+and+defined+in+<b>/home/tripleec/public_html/clients/affiliated/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-head.php</b>+on+line+<b>16</b><br+/><br+/><b>Warning</b>:++Missing+argument+1+for+mfn_title(),+called+in+/home/tripleec/public_html/clients/affiliated/wp-content/themes/betheme-child/header.php+on+line+27+and+defined+in+<b>/home/tripleec/public_html/clients/affiliated/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-head.php</b>+on+line+<b>16</b&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8#q=+Missing+argument+1+for+mfn_title()
  
• Albert

  July 2016

  Hi,
  
  mfn_title() function is deprecated and should be removed from your child theme.
  

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• intriple

  July 2016

  What do I use in its place for the page title?
  
• Albert

  July 2016

  There is no function. Wordpress generates title automatically itself.
  

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• daniellofaso

  October 2016 edited October 2016

  I was facing the same problem at my site. After removing the mfn_title() function called in the header I was able to fix this. However, the function is still called in the theme-head.php (inside the functions folder). I have not removed that. Does it need to be removed?
  
• Albert

  October 2016

  @daniellofaso You should update parent theme files and then remove mfn_title() function from child theme.
  

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• hofergrafik

  March 2019 edited March 2019

  @muffingroup ;

  is the header.php file in the betheme-child obsolete at all nowadays?

  
  

  and also: the functions.php is different now compared to "my" functions.php in the betheme-child folder. Should I change it?

  
  

  And is it good practice to update also the betheme-child folder with the newest one, supplied with a new version of BeTheme?

  Or is that not so important? I normally never did it.

  
  
• Pablo

  March 2019

  No, header.php is not obosolete at all.

  If it's working fine, then you don't have to update it - remember, all other theme files (which are not included in the functions.php) will be updated.

  
  

  More informations about the Child Theme here:

  https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/

  Thanks
  

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