wpsnoop: fix Defensio Anti-Spam plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Defensio Anti-Spam.

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

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What does Defensio Anti-Spam version 2.7.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Defensio Anti-Spam to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.7.0 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 2.7.0 of Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam 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: Defensio Anti-Spam

Plugin Slug: defensio-anti-spam Internal ID: 19305 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.7.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 39 (447.27kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 1 Function Count: 66 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Defensio Anti-Spam add to WordPress?

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The plugin Defensio Anti-Spam added 39 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/	447.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/.gitignore	33.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/callback.php	1.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/defensio_config.php	495.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/defensio_pluggable.php	5.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/defensio.php	27.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/	9.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/chart.gif	1.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/defensio-counter-dark.gif	1.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/defensio-counter-light.gif	2.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/poweredbyd.png	2.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/images/spinner.gif	1.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/	134.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio_utils.php	1.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio-php/	13.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio-php/Defensio.php	7.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio-php/lib/	5.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio-php/lib/DefensioRestClient.php	5.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/defensio-php/lib/exceptions.php	540.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/DefensioDB.php	10.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/DefensioWP.php	20.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/prototype.js	57.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/	30.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/defensio_configuration.php	5.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/defensio_counter.php	1.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/defensio_head.php	925.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/defensio_quarantine_html.php	20.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/lib/views/defensio_quarantine.php	1.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/readme.txt	6.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/screenshot-1.jpg	109.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/screenshot-2.jpg	51.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/screenshot-3.jpg	94.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/scripts/	3.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/scripts/defensio.js	947.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/scripts/fat.js	2.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/styles/	4.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/styles/defensio.css	4.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/tools/	724.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam/tools/update_version	724.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Defensio Anti-Spam add to WordPress?

The plugin Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam?

Defensio Anti-Spam created 1 new database table when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_defensio	The wp_defensio table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Defensio Anti-Spam using WP-CLI there were 1 database table that still remained:

Table name	Status
wp_defensio	Orphan/Zombie

Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan table 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 Defensio Anti-Spam?

When Defensio Anti-Spam was activated and loaded for the first time it created 6 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
defensio__hide_more_than_threshold		The defensio__hide_more_than_threshold option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
defensio__threshold		The defensio__threshold option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
80
defensio_db_version		The defensio_db_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
2
defensio_delete_older_than		The defensio_delete_older_than option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0
defensio_delete_older_than_days		The defensio_delete_older_than_days option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
30
defensio_profanity_do		The defensio_profanity_do option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
off

During use Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam there were 7 options still present in the wp-options table:

defensio__hide_more_than_threshold
defensio__threshold
defensio_db_version
defensio_delete_older_than
defensio_delete_older_than_days
defensio_profanity_do
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Defensio Anti-Spam declare when it is active?

Installing Defensio Anti-Spam added 66 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
wp_notify_postauthor	18 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_notify_postauthor()
defensio_add_defensio_pending	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_add_defensio_pending()
defensio_admin_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_admin_head()
defensio_announce_article	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_announce_article()
defensio_caught	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_caught()
defensio_class_for_spaminess	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_class_for_spaminess()
defensio_clean_up_orphan_rows	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_clean_up_orphan_rows()
defensio_comment_status_change	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_comment_status_change()
defensio_config_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_config_page()
defensio_configuration	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_configuration()
defensio_counter	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_counter()
defensio_create_table	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_create_table()
defensio_current_sorting	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_current_sorting()
defensio_current_view_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_current_view_type()
defensio_custom_reccurence	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_custom_reccurence()
defensio_date_title_format	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_date_title_format()
defensio_dispatch	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_dispatch()
defensio_fsock_warning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_fsock_warning()
defensio_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_init()
defensio_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_install()
defensio_is_key_set	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_is_key_set()
defensio_key_not_set_warning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_key_not_set_warning()
defensio_manage_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_manage_page()
defensio_nonce_field	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_nonce_field()
defensio_page_count	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_page_count()
defensio_page_navigation_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_page_navigation_links()
defensio_post_error_code_to_string	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_post_error_code_to_string()
defensio_pre_comment_approved	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_pre_comment_approved()
defensio_recurrent_actions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_recurrent_actions()
defensio_redirect_to_qurantine	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_redirect_to_qurantine()
defensio_render_activity_box	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_activity_box()
defensio_render_configuration_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_configuration_html()
defensio_render_counter_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_counter_html()
defensio_render_delete_older_than_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_delete_older_than_option()
defensio_render_group_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_group_header()
defensio_render_header_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_header_form()
defensio_render_html_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_html_head()
defensio_render_key_validity	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_key_validity()
defensio_render_navigation_bar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_navigation_bar()
defensio_render_profanity_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_profanity_option()
defensio_render_quarantine_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_quarantine_html()
defensio_render_spam_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_spam_list()
defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_comment_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_comment_date()
defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_post_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_post_date()
defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_spaminess	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_spam_list_sorted_by_spaminess()
defensio_render_spaminess_threshold_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_spaminess_threshold_option()
defensio_render_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_stats()
defensio_render_subsubsub	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_subsubsub()
defensio_render_warning_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_render_warning_styles()
defensio_replace_default_quarantine_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_replace_default_quarantine_link()
defensio_send_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_send_comment()
defensio_set_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_set_key()
defensio_set_status_approved	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_set_status_approved()
defensio_set_status_spam	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_set_status_spam()
defensio_spaminess_level	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_spaminess_level()
defensio_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_styles()
defensio_unprocessed_warning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_unprocessed_warning()
defensio_update_db	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_update_db()
defensio_user_unique_option_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_user_unique_option_key()
defensio_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_widget()
defensio_widget_control	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_widget_control()
defensio_widget_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_widget_register()
defensio_wp_comment_row	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_wp_comment_row()
defensio_wp_version	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare defensio_wp_version()
is_mu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_mu()
is_wp_version_supported	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_wp_version_supported()

Using Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install defensio-anti-spam

How to activate Defensio Anti-Spam from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install defensio-anti-spam --activate

How to reinstall Defensio Anti-Spam from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install defensio-anti-spam --force

How to update Defensio Anti-Spam to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update defensio-anti-spam

How to delete Defensio Anti-Spam from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete defensio-anti-spam

Where can you download earlier versions of Defensio Anti-Spam?

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 Defensio Anti-Spam 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 Defensio Anti-Spam

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 Defensio Anti-Spam. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.