wpsnoop: fix CataBlog plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does CataBlog version 1.7.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for CataBlog to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.7.0 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 1.7.0 of CataBlog 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 CataBlog 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 CataBlog add to WordPress?

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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/plugins/catablog/ 1.63MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/catablog.php 5.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/css/ 24.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/css/catablog-admin.css 18.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/css/catablog.css 5.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/ 59.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/ajax-loader-small.gif 1.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/ajax-loader.gif 3.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/blank.gif 43.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/catablog-admin-select-image.png 2.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/catablog-icon-16.png 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/catablog-icon-32.png 2.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/catablog-switch-view.png 1.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/catablog-thumbnail-preview.jpg 39.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/close-lightbox.png 2.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/drag-handle.png 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/gray-grad.png 213.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/progress-background.png 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/sort.gif 54.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/sortable_handle.png 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/images/upload.png 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/js/ 23.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/js/catablog-admin.js 8.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/js/catablog.lightbox.js 15.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/ 180.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/CataBlog.class.php 118.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/catablog.upload.php 5.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/CataBlogDirectory.class.php 2.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/CataBlogGallery.class.php 9.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/CataBlogItem.class.php 33.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/lib/CataBlogWidget.class.php 11.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/license.txt 17.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/ 828.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-de_DE.mo 42.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-de_DE.po 84.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-es_ES.mo 68.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-es_ES.po 98.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-fr_FR.mo 61.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-fr_FR.po 92.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-ru_RU.mo 83.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-ru_RU.po 105.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-sv_SE.mo 43.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog-sv_SE.po 86.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog.mo 535.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/catablog.po 58.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/localization/readme.txt 609.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/readme.txt 23.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-1.jpg 52.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-2.jpg 57.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-3.jpg 43.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-4.jpg 88.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-5.jpg 71.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/screenshot-6.jpg 49.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/ 140.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-404.php 494.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-about.php 2.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-contextual-help.php 5.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-discfull.php 956.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-edit.php 24.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-export.php 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-galleries.php 9.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-gallery-edit.php 2.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-grid.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-import.php 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-library.php 17.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-list.php 5.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-new.php 12.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-options.php 30.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-regenerate.php 2.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-remove.php 2.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-rescan.php 3.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-screen-options-add-new.php 2.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-screen-options-galleries.php 2.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-screen-options-library.php 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/admin-templates-editor.php 9.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/ 1.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/archive.htm 166.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/default.htm 264.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/gallery.htm 270.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/single.htm 206.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/store.htm 778.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/widget-javascript.php 396.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does CataBlog add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[catablog] The catablog shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[catablog_categories] The catablog_categories shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[catablog_gallery] The catablog_gallery 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 CataBlog?

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

Option Name   Known Conflicts
widget_catablogcategorywidget The widget_catablogcategorywidget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_catablogwidget The widget_catablogwidget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use CataBlog 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.

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

Using CataBlog 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 CataBlog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install catablog


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

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

wp plugin install catablog --activate


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

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

wp plugin install catablog --force


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

wp plugin update catablog


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

wp plugin delete catablog

Where can you download earlier versions of CataBlog?

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 CataBlog 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 CataBlog

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