From d72178a0ccd51712e9be0961537efcc0f4f66056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Hogg <brian@bhconsulting.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:44:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add class_exists check so the class isn't defined twice.

---
 src/notifications.php | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/notifications.php b/src/notifications.php
index ba5ec2d..57d80d6 100644
--- a/src/notifications.php
+++ b/src/notifications.php
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
  *     'notifications_url' => 'https://example.com/notifications.json',
  * ) );
  */
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
+
+if ( class_exists( 'Gocodebox_Banner_Notifier' ) ) {
+	return;
+}
 
 class Gocodebox_Banner_Notifier {
 

From 1d3e33a48e556ef3f06a6e96ceac348a53fba4c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Hogg <brian@bhconsulting.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:50:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Changelog.

---
 .changelogs/fix_check-class-exists.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changelogs/fix_check-class-exists.yml

diff --git a/.changelogs/fix_check-class-exists.yml b/.changelogs/fix_check-class-exists.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5149141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelogs/fix_check-class-exists.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+significance: patch
+type: fixed
+entry: Avoid loading class if it already exists.