wpsnoop: fix Book Showcase plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Book Showcase 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 Book Showcase, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Book Showcase.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Book Showcase leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Book Showcase version 1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Book Showcase to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2 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 1.2 of Book Showcase 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 Book Showcase 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.

Which new files does Book Showcase add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/ 234.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/book-showcase.php 4.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/ 83.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/bs3d-admin.css 4.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/bs3d-component.css 9.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/bs3d-default.css 365.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/cmb2.min.css 66.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/css/fontello.css 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/ 19.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/fontello.eot 5.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/fontello.svg 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/fontello.ttf 5.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/fontello.woff 3.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/fonts/fontello.woff2 2.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/ 93.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-cpt-columns.php 3.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-cpt.php 6.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-image-resizer.php 8.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-metabox.php 18.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-pagination.php 1.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-save-metabox.php 13.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-shortcode-content.php 11.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-shortcode-metabox.php 21.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-shortcodes.php 7.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/includes/bs3d-style.php 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/index.php 46.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/js/ 16.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/js/bs3d-book-1.js 2.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/js/bs3d-main.js 60.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/js/bs3d-metabox-options.js 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/js/modernizr.custom.js 9.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/languages/ 9.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/languages/bs.pot 9.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/readme.txt 3.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/book-showcase/uninstall.php 4.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Book Showcase add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[book_showcase] The book_showcase shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

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 database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Book Showcase?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Book Showcase?

What new PHP functions does Book Showcase declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
aq_resize 36 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare aq_resize()
bs3d_add_meta_box 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_add_meta_box()
bs3d_add_new_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_add_new_columns()
bs3d_add_new_columns_for_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_add_new_columns_for_shortcode()
bs3d_admin_enqueue_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_admin_enqueue_scripts()
bs3d_author_meta_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_author_meta_cb()
bs3d_author_meta_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_author_meta_save()
bs3d_back_cover_meta_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_back_cover_meta_cb()
bs3d_back_cover_meta_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_back_cover_meta_save()
bs3d_back_cover_text_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_back_cover_text_cb()
bs3d_back_cover_text_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_back_cover_text_save()
bs3d_change_title_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_change_title_text()
bs3d_display_terms_of_books 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_display_terms_of_books()
bs3d_enqueue_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_enqueue_scripts()
bs3d_front_cover_meta_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_front_cover_meta_cb()
bs3d_front_cover_meta_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_front_cover_meta_save()
bs3d_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_init()
bs3d_load_textdomain 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_load_textdomain()
bs3d_main_content_meta_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_main_content_meta_cb()
bs3d_main_content_meta_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_main_content_meta_save()
bs3d_manage_custom_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_manage_custom_columns()
bs3d_manage_custom_columns_for_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_manage_custom_columns_for_shortcode()
bs3d_options_metas 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_options_metas()
bs3d_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_pagination()
bs3d_sg_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_sg_init()
bs3d_sg_metabox_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_sg_metabox_cb()
bs3d_sg_metabox_save 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_sg_metabox_save()
bs3d_sg_updated_messages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_sg_updated_messages()
bs3d_shortcode_output 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_shortcode_output()
bs3d_shorten_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_shorten_text()
bs3d_show_book_author_meta_cb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_show_book_author_meta_cb()
bs3d_updated_messages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs3d_updated_messages()

Using Book Showcase 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 Book Showcase from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install book-showcase


How to activate Book Showcase from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Book Showcase after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install book-showcase --activate


How to reinstall Book Showcase from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Book Showcase which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install book-showcase --force


How to update Book Showcase to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update book-showcase


How to delete Book Showcase from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete book-showcase

Where can you download earlier versions of Book Showcase?

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 Book Showcase 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 Book Showcase

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 Book Showcase. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.