wpsnoop: fix Chameleon CSS plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Chameleon CSS version 1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS 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: Chameleon CSS

Plugin Slug: chameleon-css Internal ID: 12905 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 53 (499.86kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 5 Function Count: 37 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Chameleon CSS add to WordPress?

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The plugin Chameleon CSS added 53 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/	499.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/	220.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-ajax.php	6.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-css-list.php	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-date-chart.php	3.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-day-chart.php	2.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-help-chart.php	287.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-month-chart.php	2.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-setting-chart.php	4.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin-time-chart.php	2.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/ccss-admin.php	4.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/	191.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/admin.css	5.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/	163.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ajax-loader.gif	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/category.jpg	4.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/caution.gif	571.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/chameleon.png	6.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/handle.gif	193.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/help/	128.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/help/1.png	53.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/help/2.png	52.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/help/3.png	22.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_flat_0_aaaaaa_40x100.png	180.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_flat_75_ffffff_40x100.png	178.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_glass_55_fbf9ee_1x400.png	120.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_glass_65_ffffff_1x400.png	105.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_dadada_1x400.png	111.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png	110.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_glass_95_fef1ec_1x400.png	119.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png	101.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/ui-icons_cd0a0a_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/images/x.png	189.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/admin/css/jquery-ui.css	23.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/ccss-ajax-resp.php	2.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/ccss-widget.php	2.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/chameleon-css.php	13.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/database/	2.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/database/ccss-db-func.php	2.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/exlib/	33.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/exlib/JSON.php	33.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/js/	153.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/js/date.format.js	3.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/js/jquery-1.4.4.min.js	76.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/js/jquery-cookie.js	4.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/js/jquery-ui-1.8.8.custom.min.js	68.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/readme.txt	2.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/screenshot-1.jpg	39.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/chameleon-css/screenshot-2.jpg	28.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Chameleon CSS add to WordPress?

The plugin Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS?

Chameleon CSS created 5 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_chameleon_css_date	The wp_chameleon_css_date table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_chameleon_css_day	The wp_chameleon_css_day table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_chameleon_css_info	The wp_chameleon_css_info table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_chameleon_css_month	The wp_chameleon_css_month table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_chameleon_css_time	The wp_chameleon_css_time table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Chameleon CSS using WP-CLI there were 0 database tables that still remained.

Table name	Status

Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan tables could mean to your WordPress installation and some tips on how to deal with it.

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

When Chameleon CSS was activated and loaded for the first time it created 7 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
ccss_datetime_source		The ccss_datetime_source option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
server
ccss_db_ver		The ccss_db_ver option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0.4
ccss_file_check		The ccss_file_check option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
file-check-enable
ccss_remember		The ccss_remember option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
css-remember-enable
ccss_status		The ccss_status option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
active
ccss_version		The ccss_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1.2
widget_ccss-widget		The widget_ccss-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS there were 8 options still present in the wp-options table:

ccss_datetime_source
ccss_db_ver
ccss_file_check
ccss_remember
ccss_status
ccss_version
recently_activated
widget_ccss-widget

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What new PHP functions does Chameleon CSS declare when it is active?

Installing Chameleon CSS added 37 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
add_css	13 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_css()
set_status	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_status()
url_exists	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare url_exists()
ccss_activate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_activate()
ccss_admin_actions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_admin_actions()
ccss_admin_css_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_admin_css_list()
ccss_admin_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_admin_head()
ccss_deactivate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_deactivate()
ccss_generate_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_generate_list()
ccss_get_css_by_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_by_date()
ccss_get_css_by_day	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_by_day()
ccss_get_css_by_month	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_by_month()
ccss_get_css_by_time	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_by_time()
ccss_get_css_day	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_day()
ccss_get_css_information	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_information()
ccss_get_css_month	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_month()
ccss_get_css_time	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_get_css_time()
ccss_is_css_desc_duplicate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_is_css_desc_duplicate()
ccss_is_css_path_duplicate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_is_css_path_duplicate()
ccss_link_css_by_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_link_css_by_date()
ccss_load_widgets	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_load_widgets()
ccss_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_menu()
ccss_unlink_css_by_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_unlink_css_by_date()
ccss_update	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ccss_update()
get_css_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_css_date()
link_css_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare link_css_date()
link_css_day	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare link_css_day()
link_css_month	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare link_css_month()
link_css_time	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare link_css_time()
remove_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_css()
set_css_remember	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_css_remember()
set_datetime_source	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_datetime_source()
set_file_check	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_file_check()
unlink_css_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare unlink_css_date()
unlink_css_day	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare unlink_css_day()
unlink_css_month	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare unlink_css_month()
unlink_css_time	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare unlink_css_time()

Using Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install chameleon-css

How to activate Chameleon CSS from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install chameleon-css --activate

How to reinstall Chameleon CSS from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install chameleon-css --force

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

wp plugin update chameleon-css

How to delete Chameleon CSS from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete chameleon-css

Where can you download earlier versions of Chameleon CSS?

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 Chameleon CSS 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 Chameleon CSS

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