wpsnoop: fix Community Submitted News plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Community Submitted News version 1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

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

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/ 447.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/community-submitted-news.php 13.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/csn_js.js 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/csn_style.css 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/readme.txt 2.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/ 427.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/elephant.ttf 50.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/example_form.php 2.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/gdfonts/ 321.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/gdfonts/automatic.gdf 59.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/gdfonts/bubblebath.gdf 65.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/gdfonts/caveman.gdf 156.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/gdfonts/crass.gdf 38.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/images/ 1.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/images/audio_icon.gif 621.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/images/refresh.gif 865.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/LICENSE.txt 23.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/README.txt 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/securimage_example.php 381.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/securimage_play.php 375.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/securimage_show.php 181.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/community-submitted-news/securimage/securimage.php 25.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Community Submitted News add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[csn_news_form] The csn_news_form 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.

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Using Community Submitted News 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 Community Submitted News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install community-submitted-news


How to activate Community Submitted News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install community-submitted-news --activate


How to reinstall Community Submitted News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install community-submitted-news --force


How to update Community Submitted News to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update community-submitted-news


How to delete Community Submitted News from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete community-submitted-news

Where can you download earlier versions of Community Submitted News?

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 Community Submitted News 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 Community Submitted News

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