wpsnoop: fix Capability Manager plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Capability 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 Capability Manager version 1.3.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Capability Manager to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.2 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 1.3.2 of Capability 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 Capability 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: Capability Manager

Plugin Slug: capsman Internal ID: 11725 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.3.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 86 (702.74kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 40 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Capability Manager add to WordPress?

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The plugin Capability Manager added 86 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/		The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/alkivia/		The wp-content/uploads/alkivia/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 4 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/	702.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/admin.css	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/capsman.php	2.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/	455.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/.htaccess	82.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/	68.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/abstract/	46.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/abstract/component.php	5.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/abstract/module.php	19.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/abstract/plugin.php	13.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/abstract/theme.php	7.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/admin-notices.php	1.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/settings.php	9.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/classes/template.php	9.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/init.php	3.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/	87.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/bg_BG.mo	9.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/bg_BG.po	14.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/ca.mo	7.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/ca.po	10.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/es_ES.mo	7.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/es_ES.po	10.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/framework.pot	7.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/it_IT.mo	7.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lang/it_IT.po	13.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/	33.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/filesystem.php	6.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/formating.php	4.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/modules.php	6.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/objects.php	3.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/plugins.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/system.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/themes.php	6.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/lib/users.php	3.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/license.txt	14.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/loader.php	2.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/samples/	2.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/samples/alkivia.ini	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/samples/alkivia.php	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/	7.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/.htaccess	83.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/admin.css	3.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/	4.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/alkivia.png	870.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/dl-bg-gray.png	213.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/docs.png	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/help.png	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/styles/images/paypal.png	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/vendor/	235.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/vendor/upload/	235.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework/vendor/upload/class.upload.php	235.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/images/	2.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/images/capsman.png	944.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/images/cman32.png	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/includes/	28.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/includes/admin.php	5.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/includes/author-widget.php	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/includes/backup.php	3.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/includes/manager.php	17.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/	111.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-by_BY.mo	5.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-by_BY.po	9.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-ca.mo	5.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-ca.po	13.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-de_DE.mo	5.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-de_DE.po	8.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-es_ES.mo	5.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-es_ES.po	13.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-it_IT.mo	5.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-it_IT.po	8.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-ru_RU.mo	6.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-ru_RU.po	9.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-sv_SE.mo	5.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman-sv_SE.po	6.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/lang/capsman.pot	4.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/license.txt	14.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/readme.txt	5.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/samples/	704.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/samples/alkivia.ini	704.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/screenshot-1.png	66.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/screenshot-2.png	7.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/capsman/screenshot-3.png	6.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Capability Manager add to WordPress?

The plugin Capability Manager did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Capability Manager?

Capability Manager 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 Capability Manager?

When Capability Manager was activated and loaded for the first time it created 3 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
ak_framework_path		Potential conflict with 4 plugins or themes
/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-11725/wp-content/plugins/capsman/framework
ak_framework_version		Potential conflict with 4 plugins or themes
0.8
capsman_version		The capsman_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1.3.2

During use Capability 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 Capability Manager there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

ak_framework_path
ak_framework_version
capsman_version
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Capability Manager declare when it is active?

Installing Capability Manager added 40 new functions 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
_ak_caps2level_cb	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _ak_caps2level_cb()
_ak_framework_meta_tags	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _ak_framework_meta_tags()
_ak_framework_translation	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _ak_framework_translation()
ak_admin_authoring	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_admin_authoring()
ak_admin_error	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_admin_error()
ak_admin_footer	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_admin_footer()
ak_admin_notify	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_admin_notify()
ak_caps2level	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_caps2level()
ak_child_theme_data	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_child_theme_data()
ak_component_data	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_component_data()
ak_create_object	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_create_object()
ak_create_theme	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_create_theme()
ak_create_upload_folder	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_create_upload_folder()
ak_current_user_id	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_current_user_id()
ak_dashboard_notice	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_dashboard_notice()
ak_dir_content	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_dir_content()
ak_get_installed_components	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_installed_components()
ak_get_object	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_object()
ak_get_option	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_option()
ak_get_roles	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_roles()
ak_get_templates	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_templates()
ak_get_user_role	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_get_user_role()
ak_is_mu	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_is_mu()
ak_level2caps	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_level2caps()
ak_max_upload	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_max_upload()
ak_module_readme_data	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_module_readme_data()
ak_object_exists	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_object_exists()
ak_pager	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_pager()
ak_return_bytes	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_return_bytes()
ak_return_units	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_return_units()
ak_settings_object	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_settings_object()
ak_styles_url	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_styles_url()
ak_theme	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_theme()
ak_theme_data	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_theme_data()
ak_theme_is_sidebar	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_theme_is_sidebar()
ak_theme_option	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_theme_option()
ak_theme_redirect	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_theme_redirect()
ak_time_ago	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_time_ago()
ak_zero_clean	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ak_zero_clean()
_cman_php_warning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _cman_php_warning()

Using Capability 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 Capability Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install capsman

How to activate Capability Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install capsman --activate

How to reinstall Capability Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install capsman --force

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

wp plugin update capsman

How to delete Capability Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete capsman

Where can you download earlier versions of Capability 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 Capability 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 Capability 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 Capability Manager. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.