wpsnoop: fix Advertising Manager plugin conflicts, errors & issues
When the plugin Advertising Manager conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.
Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Advertising Manager, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Advertising Manager.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Advertising Manager leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Advertising Manager version 3.5.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Advertising Manager to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.5.3 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 3.5.3 of Advertising Manager behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.
We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Advertising Manager by clicking here.
Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.
Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: Advertising Manager
Plugin Slug: advertising-manager
Internal ID: 2810
Addon Type: Plugin
Version: 3.5.3
Price:
Free
Source: WordPress.org
Files: 133 (2.78MB)
Short Codes: [ / ] 1
Database Tables: 0
Function Count: 8
Code Review: Search Provit
Which new files does Advertising Manager add to WordPress?
This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.
The plugin Advertising Manager added 133 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/ | 2.78MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/.tx/ | 155.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/.tx/config | 155.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/advertising-manager.php | 4.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/codecept.phar | 1.32MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/codeception.yml | 330.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/deploy.txt | 1.83kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/developer.txt | 1.26kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/gpl.txt | 17.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/ | 9.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/advman-editor-icon.svg | 2.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/advman-menu-icon.svg | 2.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/code.png | 615.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/default.png | 1.14kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/images/shoppingads.png | 3.04kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/ | 237.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advertising-manager.pot | 30.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ar.mo | 981.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ar.po | 962.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-de_DE.mo | 7.28kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-de_DE.po | 6.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-el.mo | 12.39kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-el.po | 12.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-en_US.mo | 17.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-en_US.po | 17.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-es_ES.mo | 6.78kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-es_ES.po | 6.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-hu_HU.mo | 7.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-hu_HU.po | 6.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-id_ID.mo | 6.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-id_ID.po | 6.33kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ja.mo | 10.10kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ja.po | 9.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ko_KR.mo | 6.75kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ko_KR.po | 6.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-pt_BR.mo | 1.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-pt_BR.po | 1.41kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ru_RU.mo | 956.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-ru_RU.po | 937.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-th.mo | 2.52kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-th.po | 33.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-tr.mo | 8.82kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/languages/advman-tr.po | 8.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/ | 225.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/ | 149.66kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Admin.php | 22.33kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Analytics.php | 6.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Dal.php | 5.83kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/List.php | 7.61kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/ | 68.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Ad/ | 15.20kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Ad/Create.php | 1.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Ad/Edit.php | 2.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Ad/List.php | 10.39kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Ad/Preview.php | 798.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Edit.php | 2.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Metabox.php | 25.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Network/ | 2.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Network/Edit.php | 2.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Notice.php | 1.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Settings.php | 4.17kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Table/ | 16.52kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Table/Analytics.php | 6.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Template/Table/List.php | 10.29kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Tools.php | 9.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Upgrade.php | 27.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/Advman/Widget.php | 3.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/ | 76.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Ad.php | 7.66kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Dal.php | 423.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Html.php | 965.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugin.php | 96.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/ | 54.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adbrite.php | 4.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adgridwork.php | 4.15kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adify.php | 2.88kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adpinion.php | 2.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adroll.php | 2.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Adsense.php | 5.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Chitika.php | 6.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Cj.php | 4.41kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Crispads.php | 4.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Openx.php | 2.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Shoppingads.php | 6.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Widgetbucks.php | 2.10kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Plugins/Ypn.php | 5.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Swifty.php | 7.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/lib/OX/Tools.php | 4.95kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/progress.txt | 317.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/readme.txt | 11.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-1.png | 110.03kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-2.png | 74.69kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-3.png | 214.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-4.png | 77.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-5.png | 99.22kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-6.png | 55.22kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-7.png | 181.69kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/screenshot-8.png | 66.15kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/ | 27.09kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/advman-editor.css | 87.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/advman-editor.js | 324.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/advman.css | 2.83kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/advman.js | 3.03kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/dropdown_active.gif | 61.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/dropdown_hover.gif | 61.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/dropdown.gif | 61.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/jquery.multiSelect.css | 887.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/jquery.multiSelect.html | 6.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/scripts/jquery.multiSelect.js | 12.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/ | 71.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_bootstrap.php | 50.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_data/ | 57.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_data/dump.sql | 57.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_output/ | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_support/ | 603.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_support/AcceptanceHelper.php | 203.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_support/FunctionalHelper.php | 203.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/_support/UnitHelper.php | 197.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/acceptance.suite.yml | 391.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/acceptance/ | 50.59kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/acceptance/_bootstrap.php | 80.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/acceptance/AcceptanceTester.php | 50.39kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/acceptance/WelcomeCept.php | 122.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/functional.suite.yml | 298.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/functional/ | 10.40kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/functional/_bootstrap.php | 80.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/functional/FunctionalTester.php | 10.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/unit.suite.yml | 142.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/unit/ | 9.15kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/unit/_bootstrap.php | 80.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/unit/OXToolsTest.php | 724.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/tests/unit/UnitTester.php | 8.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/advertising-manager/translator_instructions.txt | 609.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Advertising Manager add to WordPress?
The plugin Advertising Manager added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| ShortCode | Known Plugin or Theme conflicts | |
|---|---|---|
| [ad] | The ad shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 4 other plugins or themes. |
Note: We have not yet checked to see if these shortcodes work as expected in pages, posts, sidebar widgets, or when set as the page title, in content, in the excert, in menus or anywhere else within a WordPress installation. A shortcode could produce errors due to parameters added when it is used, or if the plugin is updated and the format of the shortcode has changed.
Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Advertising Manager?
When Advertising Manager was activated and loaded for the first time it created 5 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.
| Option Name | Known Conflicts | |
|---|---|---|
| plugin_advman_ads | The plugin_advman_ads option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| plugin_advman_networks | The plugin_advman_networks option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| plugin_advman_settings | The plugin_advman_settings option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| plugin_advman_stats | The plugin_advman_stats option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_advman | The widget_advman option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
During use Advertising Manager may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.
After disabling and deleting Advertising Manager there were 6 options still present in the wp-options table:
- plugin_advman_ads
- plugin_advman_networks
- plugin_advman_settings
- plugin_advman_stats
- recently_activated
- widget_advman
What new PHP functions does Advertising Manager declare when it is active?
Installing Advertising Manager added 8 new function to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.
Using Advertising Manager from the command line with WP-CLI
The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.
How to install Advertising Manager from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
wp plugin install advertising-manager
How to activate Advertising Manager from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Advertising Manager after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
wp plugin install advertising-manager --activate
How to reinstall Advertising Manager from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Advertising Manager which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
wp plugin install advertising-manager --force
How to update Advertising Manager to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin update advertising-manager
How to delete Advertising Manager from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin delete advertising-manager
Where can you download earlier versions of Advertising Manager?
Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Advertising Manager from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.
Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Advertising Manager
About our testing enviroment
Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9
It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Advertising Manager. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.