wpsnoop: fix Custom Field Suite plugin conflicts, errors & issues
When the plugin Custom Field Suite 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 Custom Field Suite, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Custom Field Suite.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Custom Field Suite leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Custom Field Suite version 2.6.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Custom Field Suite to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.6.1 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 2.6.1 of Custom Field Suite 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 Custom Field Suite 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: Custom Field Suite
Which new files does Custom Field Suite add to WordPress?
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| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/ | 767.15kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/.editorconfig | 132.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/ | 139.10kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/css/ | 17.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/css/fields.css | 6.89kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/css/input.css | 10.97kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/images/ | 230.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/images/icon-calendar.png | 230.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/ | 121.03kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/fields.js | 12.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/jquery-powertip/ | 11.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/jquery-powertip/jquery.powertip.css | 354.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/jquery-powertip/jquery.powertip.min.js | 10.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/ | 90.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/select2-spinner.gif | 1.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/select2.css | 18.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/select2.min.js | 68.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/select2.png | 613.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/select2/select2x2.png | 845.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/tinymce/ | 698.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/tinymce/code.min.js | 698.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/assets/js/validation.js | 5.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/cfs.php | 2.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/composer.json | 571.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/ | 333.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/ajax.php | 1.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/api.php | 28.10kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/field_group.php | 10.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/field.php | 3.82kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/ | 254.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/color/ | 118.20kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/color/color.css | 105.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/color/color.php | 1.49kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/color/jquery.miniColors.min.js | 11.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/date/ | 64.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/date/bootstrap-datepicker.js | 45.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/date/date.php | 1.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/date/datepicker.css | 17.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/file.php | 6.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/hyperlink.php | 4.49kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/loop.php | 15.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/relationship.php | 8.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/select.php | 7.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/tab.php | 1.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/term.php | 8.02kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/text.php | 1.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/textarea.php | 2.88kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/true_false.php | 2.95kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/user.php | 6.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/fields/wysiwyg.php | 7.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/form.php | 14.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/init.php | 10.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/revision.php | 3.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/session.php | 1.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/third_party.php | 2.02kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/includes/upgrade.php | 1.66kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/ | 261.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ca.mo | 5.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ca.po | 10.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-de_DE.mo | 6.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-de_DE.po | 12.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-es_ES.mo | 6.21kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-es_ES.po | 12.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-fa_IR.mo | 6.93kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-fa_IR.po | 12.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-fr_FR.mo | 6.34kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-fr_FR.po | 12.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-hu_HU.mo | 6.21kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-hu_HU.po | 10.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-it_IT.mo | 6.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-it_IT.po | 12.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ja.mo | 6.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ja.po | 12.59kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-nl_NL.mo | 5.82kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-nl_NL.po | 10.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-pl_PL.mo | 5.97kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-pl_PL.po | 12.82kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-pt_BR.mo | 6.66kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-pt_BR.po | 13.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ru_RU.mo | 7.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-ru_RU.po | 12.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-tr_TR.mo | 5.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-tr_TR.po | 10.36kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-zh_CN.mo | 5.48kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs-zh_CN.po | 10.14kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/languages/cfs.po | 8.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/README.md | 489.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/readme.txt | 1.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/ | 27.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/admin_head.php | 3.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/credits.php | 391.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/field_html.php | 4.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/meta_box_extras.php | 2.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/meta_box_fields.php | 1.49kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/meta_box_input.php | 178.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/meta_box_rules.php | 10.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/custom-field-suite/templates/page_tools.php | 4.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Custom Field Suite add to WordPress?
Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Custom Field Suite?
| Table name | Known Plugin or Theme conflicts |
|---|---|
| wp_cfs_sessions | Potential conflict with 1 other plugin |
| wp_cfs_values | Potential conflict with 1 other plugin |
| Table name | Status |
|---|---|
| wp_cfs_sessions | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_cfs_values | Orphan/Zombie |
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 Custom Field Suite?
| Option Name | Known Conflicts | |
|---|---|---|
| cfs_next_field_id | Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme | |
| cfs_version | Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme | |
During use Custom Field Suite 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 Custom Field Suite declare when it is active?
| Function | Conflicts | Common Errors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cfs | 1 conflict | Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cfs() |
Using Custom Field Suite 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 Custom Field Suite from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
How to activate Custom Field Suite from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Custom Field Suite after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
How to reinstall Custom Field Suite from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Custom Field Suite which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
How to update Custom Field Suite to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
How to delete Custom Field Suite from the command line with WP-CLI
Where can you download earlier versions of Custom Field Suite?
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 Custom Field Suite 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 Custom Field Suite
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 Custom Field Suite. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.