wpsnoop: fix Developer Formatter plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Developer Formatter version 2015.0.2.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Developer Formatter to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2015.0.2.1 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 2015.0.2.1 of Developer Formatter 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 Developer Formatter 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 Developer Formatter add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/ 345.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/_zclipboard.swf 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devcommon.php 13.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_ajax.php 1.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_common.js 4.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_css.php 794.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_edit_plugin.js 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_editor.js 4.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_public.js 616.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devfmt_reset.css 2.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devformatter.php 15.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devgeshi.php 3.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devinstall.php 3.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/devinterface.php 24.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/geshi/ 199.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/geshi/geshi.php 199.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/geshi/geshi/ No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/img/ 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/img/devformatter-button.png 363.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/img/devformatter-copy.png 748.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/langs/ 88.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/langs/en.js 88.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/readme.txt 2.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/screenshot-1.gif 27.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/screenshot-2.gif 12.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/screenshot-3.gif 13.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/devformatter/screenshot-4.gif 13.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Developer Formatter add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Developer Formatter?

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

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

During use Developer Formatter 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 Developer Formatter declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
geshi_highlight 14 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geshi_highlight()
devfmt_addextendstomce 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addextendstomce()
devfmt_addhtmlbutton 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addhtmlbutton()
devfmt_addinterface 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addinterface()
devfmt_addmcebutton 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addmcebutton()
devfmt_addmceplugin 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addmceplugin()
devfmt_addpage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addpage()
devfmt_addpages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_addpages()
devfmt_adminheader 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_adminheader()
devfmt_commonheader 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_commonheader()
devfmt_contentcheckcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_contentcheckcode()
devfmt_contentformat 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_contentformat()
devfmt_contentgrabcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_contentgrabcode()
devfmt_defaultpubliccss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_defaultpubliccss()
devfmt_defaultpubliccssblue 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_defaultpubliccssblue()
devfmt_defaultpubliccsssummer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_defaultpubliccsssummer()
devfmt_devfmtavaliablelangs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_devfmtavaliablelangs()
devfmt_devfmtcss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_devfmtcss()
devfmt_formatter_ajax_devfmt_parsecode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ajax_devfmt_parsecode()
devfmt_formatter_comment_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_comment_text()
devfmt_formatter_end_comment_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_comment_text()
devfmt_formatter_end_comment_text_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_comment_text_rss()
devfmt_formatter_end_the_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_the_content()
devfmt_formatter_end_the_content_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_the_content_rss()
devfmt_formatter_end_the_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_the_excerpt()
devfmt_formatter_end_the_excerpt_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_end_the_excerpt_rss()
devfmt_formatter_ini_comment_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_comment_text()
devfmt_formatter_ini_comment_text_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_comment_text_rss()
devfmt_formatter_ini_the_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_the_content()
devfmt_formatter_ini_the_content_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_the_content_rss()
devfmt_formatter_ini_the_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_the_excerpt()
devfmt_formatter_ini_the_excerpt_rss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_ini_the_excerpt_rss()
devfmt_formatter_the_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_formatter_the_excerpt()
devfmt_geshiparsecode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_geshiparsecode()
devfmt_getlangtitle 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_getlangtitle()
devfmt_hookfilter 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_hookfilter()
devfmt_initeditor 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_initeditor()
devfmt_initializate 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_initializate()
devfmt_install 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_install()
devfmt_parsecode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_parsecode()
devfmt_parsecontentcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_parsecontentcode()
devfmt_parsestructure 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_parsestructure()
devfmt_pregreplace 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_pregreplace()
devfmt_publicheader 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_publicheader()
devfmt_readconfig 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_readconfig()
devfmt_readconfigandlangs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_readconfigandlangs()
devfmt_readsupportedlangs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_readsupportedlangs()
devfmt_recovercontent 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_recovercontent()
devfmt_rollbackformat 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_rollbackformat()
devfmt_rundefaultfilters 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_rundefaultfilters()
devfmt_savecontent 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_savecontent()
devfmt_strbetween 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_strbetween()
devfmt_strreplace 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_strreplace()
devfmt_updateconfig 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_updateconfig()
devfmt_version 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare devfmt_version()

Using Developer Formatter 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 Developer Formatter from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install devformatter


How to activate Developer Formatter from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install devformatter --activate


How to reinstall Developer Formatter from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install devformatter --force


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

wp plugin update devformatter


How to delete Developer Formatter from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete devformatter

Where can you download earlier versions of Developer Formatter?

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 Developer Formatter 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 Developer Formatter

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