wpsnoop: fix BotSmasher plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does BotSmasher version 1.1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for BotSmasher to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.1 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 1.1.1 of BotSmasher 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 BotSmasher 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: BotSmasher

Plugin Slug: botsmasher Internal ID: 9757 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.1.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 24 (200.49kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 47 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does BotSmasher add to WordPress?

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The plugin BotSmasher added 24 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/	200.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/botsmasher.php	27.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/botsmasherClient.class.php	5.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/bs-checking.php	2.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/bs-comments.php	2.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/bs-contacts.php	26.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/bs-registrations.php	3.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/css/	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/css/bs-form.css	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/css/bs-styles.css	760.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/gpl.txt	34.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/imgs/	54.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/imgs/logo-web-header.png	27.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/imgs/logo.png	27.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/js/	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/js/jquery.addfields.js	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/	33.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/botsmasher-de_DE.mo	6.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/botsmasher-fr_FR.mo	4.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/botsmasher-nl_NL.mo	5.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/botsmasher-pt_BR.mo	5.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/lang/botsmasher.pot	10.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/readme.txt	6.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/botsmasher/uninstall.php	199.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does BotSmasher add to WordPress?

The plugin BotSmasher added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[botsmasher]		The botsmasher 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 BotSmasher?

BotSmasher did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

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

When BotSmasher was activated and loaded for the first time it created 2 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
bs_options		Potential conflict with 2 plugins or themes
a:8:{s:10:"bs_api_key";s:0:"";s:17:"bs_required_label";s:21:"<span>Required</span>";s:13:"bs_html_email";s:0:"";s:18:"bs_filter_comments";s:2:"on";s:23:"bs_filter_registrations";s:2:"on";s:20:"bs_daily_api_queries";i:0;s:20:"bs_total_api_queries";i:0;s:16:"bs_total_thwarts";i:0;}
widget_quick-contact		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use BotSmasher 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 BotSmasher there were 2 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
widget_quick-contact

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What new PHP functions does BotSmasher declare when it is active?

Installing BotSmasher added 47 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.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
bs_admin_menu	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_admin_menu()
bs_column	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_column()
bs_install	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_install()
bs_options	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_options()
wp_new_user_notification	63 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_new_user_notification()
add_bs_admin_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_bs_admin_menu()
botsmasher_load_textdomain	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare botsmasher_load_textdomain()
bs_activation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_activation()
bs_add	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_add()
bs_add_inner_box	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_add_inner_box()
bs_add_outer_box	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_add_outer_box()
bs_admin_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_admin_styles()
bs_check_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_check_comment()
bs_check_local_registry	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_check_local_registry()
bs_check_version	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_check_version()
bs_checker	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_checker()
bs_clean_template	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_clean_template()
bs_clear_api_queries	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_clear_api_queries()
bs_clear_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_clear_comment()
bs_comment_column	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_comment_column()
bs_comment_columns	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_comment_columns()
bs_contact_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_contact_form()
bs_create_field	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_create_field()
bs_custom_column	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_custom_column()
bs_deactivation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_deactivation()
bs_draw_template	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_draw_template()
bs_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_form()
bs_generate_array	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_generate_array()
bs_generate_params	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_generate_params()
bs_generate_shortcode	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_generate_shortcode()
bs_get_support_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_get_support_form()
bs_handle_exception	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_handle_exception()
bs_local_registry	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_local_registry()
bs_plugin_action	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_plugin_action()
bs_posttypes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_posttypes()
bs_profile	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_profile()
bs_register_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_register_scripts()
bs_return_value	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_return_value()
bs_save_profile	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_save_profile()
bs_save_submission	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_save_submission()
bs_set_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_set_type()
bs_stylesheet	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_stylesheet()
bs_submit_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_submit_comment()
bs_submit_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_submit_form()
bs_update_settings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_update_settings()
bs_validate_user	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_validate_user()
bs_write_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bs_write_js()

Using BotSmasher 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 BotSmasher from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install botsmasher

How to activate BotSmasher from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install botsmasher --activate

How to reinstall BotSmasher from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install botsmasher --force

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

wp plugin update botsmasher

How to delete BotSmasher from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete botsmasher

Where can you download earlier versions of BotSmasher?

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 BotSmasher 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 BotSmasher

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