wpsnoop: fix External Videos plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does External Videos version 1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for External Videos 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 External Videos 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 External Videos 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: External Videos

Plugin Slug: external-videos Internal ID: 25748 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 59 (320.07kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 8 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does External Videos add to WordPress?

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The plugin External Videos added 59 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/	320.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/	103.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/ev-admin.php	40.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/ev-helpers.php	1.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/ev-media-gallery.php	9.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/ev-settings-forms.php	10.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/ev-widget.php	4.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/core/simple_html_dom.php	35.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/css/	1.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/css/ev-admin.css	1.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/DEVELOPMENT.md	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/docker-compose.yml	303.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/external-videos.php	20.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/	76.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dailymotion/	13.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dailymotion/ev-dailymotion.php	7.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dailymotion/mexp-ev-dailymotion-service.php	3.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dailymotion/mexp-ev-dailymotion-template.php	2.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dotsub/	13.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dotsub/ev-dotsub.php	7.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dotsub/mexp-ev-dotsub-service.php	3.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/dotsub/mexp-ev-dotsub-template.php	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/vimeo/	17.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/vimeo/ev-vimeo.php	11.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/vimeo/mexp-ev-vimeo-service.php	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/vimeo/mexp-ev-vimeo-template.php	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/wistia/	14.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/wistia/ev-wistia.php	8.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/wistia/mexp-ev-wistia-service.php	3.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/wistia/mexp-ev-wistia-template.php	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/youtube/	17.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/youtube/ev-youtube.php	11.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/youtube/mexp-ev-youtube-service.php	3.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/hosts/youtube/mexp-ev-youtube-template.php	2.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/js/	9.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/js/ev-admin.js	9.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/localization/	20.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/localization/external-videos-pl_PL.mo	5.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/localization/external-videos-pl_PL.po	8.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/localization/external-videos.mo	576.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/localization/external-videos.po	5.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/	65.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.mexp.php	6.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.oauth.php	26.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.plugin.php	2.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.response.php	4.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.service.php	2.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/class.template.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/css/	5.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/css/mexp.css	5.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/js/	13.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/js/mexp.js	13.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/media-explorer.php	732.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/README.md	1.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/mexp/readme.txt	769.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/readme.md	9.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/readme.txt	9.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/TODO	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/external-videos/uninstall.php	625.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does External Videos add to WordPress?

The plugin External Videos added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[external-videos]		The external-videos 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.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin External Videos?

External Videos did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by External Videos?

When External Videos was activated and loaded for the first time it created 2 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
category_children		Potential conflict with 42 plugins or themes
a:0:{}
sp_external_videos_options		The sp_external_videos_options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:7:{s:7:"version";i:1;s:3:"rss";b:0;s:6:"delete";b:0;s:5:"hosts";a:5:{s:11:"dailymotion";a:7:{s:7:"host_id";s:11:"dailymotion";s:9:"host_name";s:11:"Dailymotion";s:8:"api_keys";a:1:{i:0;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:9:"author_id";s:5:"label";s:7:"User ID";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:0:"";}}s:12:"introduction";s:195:"Dailymotion only requires a User ID in order to access your videos from another site. To display your videos properly in your theme, you may also need to install the plugin FitVids for Wordpress.";s:7:"api_url";s:45:"http://www.dailymotion.com/settings/developer";s:14:"api_link_title";s:15:"Dailymotion API";s:7:"authors";a:0:{}}s:6:"dotsub";a:7:{s:7:"host_id";s:6:"dotsub";s:9:"host_name";s:6:"Dotsub";s:8:"api_keys";a:1:{i:0;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:9:"author_id";s:5:"label";s:7:"User ID";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:0:"";}}s:12:"introduction";s:279:"Dotsub only requires a User ID in order to access your videos from another site. Note: the Dotsub server is quite slow - if you get an error adding an author, try again. To display your videos properly in your theme, you may also need to install the plugin FitVids for Wordpress.";s:7:"api_url";s:18:"https://dotsub.com";s:14:"api_link_title";s:6:"Dotsub";s:7:"authors";a:0:{}}s:5:"vimeo";a:7:{s:7:"host_id";s:5:"vimeo";s:9:"host_name";s:5:"Vimeo";s:8:"api_keys";a:4:{i:0;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:9:"author_id";s:5:"label";s:14:"User ID Number";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:73:"Note this is a number. Available at ...vimeo.com/settings/account/general";}i:1;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:13:"developer_key";s:5:"label";s:17:"Client Identifier";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:49:"This needs to be generated in your Vimeo API Apps";}i:2;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:10:"secret_key";s:5:"label";s:13:"Client Secret";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:49:"This needs to be generated in your Vimeo API Apps";}i:3;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:10:"auth_token";s:5:"label";s:21:"Personal Access Token";s:8:"required";b:0;s:11:"explanation";s:60:"This gives you access to both your public and private videos";}}s:12:"introduction";s:172:"Vimeo's API v3.0 requires you to generate an oAuth2 Client Identifier and Client Secret from your account, in order to access your videos from another site (like this one).";s:7:"api_url";s:32:"https://developer.vimeo.com/apps";s:14:"api_link_title";s:9:"Vimeo API";s:7:"authors";N;}s:6:"wistia";a:7:{s:7:"host_id";s:6:"wistia";s:9:"host_name";s:6:"Wistia";s:8:"api_keys";a:2:{i:0;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:9:"author_id";s:5:"label";s:12:"Account Name";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:0:"";}i:1;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:13:"developer_key";s:5:"label";s:9:"API Token";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:49:"This needs to be generated in your Wistia account";}}s:12:"introduction";s:245:"Wistia's API requires you to generate an API token from your account, in order to access your videos from another site (like this one). To display your videos properly in your theme, you may also need to install the plugin FitVids for Wordpress.";s:7:"api_url";s:18:"https://wistia.com";s:14:"api_link_title";s:6:"Wistia";s:7:"authors";N;}s:7:"youtube";a:7:{s:7:"host_id";s:7:"youtube";s:9:"host_name";s:7:"YouTube";s:8:"api_keys";a:2:{i:0;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:9:"author_id";s:5:"label";s:12:"Channel Name";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:0:"";}i:1;a:4:{s:2:"id";s:13:"developer_key";s:5:"label";s:7:"API Key";s:8:"required";b:1;s:11:"explanation";s:57:"This needs to be generated in your API console at YouTube";}}s:12:"introduction";s:137:"YouTube's API v3 requires you to generate an API key from your account, in order to access your videos from another site (like this one).";s:7:"api_url";s:54:"https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials";s:14:"api_link_title";s:11:"YouTube API";s:7:"authors";N;}}s:6:"attrib";b:0;s:4:"loop";b:0;s:4:"slug";s:15:"external-videos";}

During use External Videos 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 External Videos there were 3 options still present in the wp-options table:

category_children
recently_activated
sp_external_videos_options

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What new PHP functions does External Videos declare when it is active?

Installing External Videos added 8 new function 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
mexp_service_ev_dailymotion	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mexp_service_ev_dailymotion()
mexp_service_ev_dotsub	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mexp_service_ev_dotsub()
mexp_service_ev_vimeo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mexp_service_ev_vimeo()
mexp_service_ev_wistia	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mexp_service_ev_wistia()
mexp_service_ev_youtube	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mexp_service_ev_youtube()
sp_ev_convert_youtube_time	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_ev_convert_youtube_time()
sp_ev_sec2hms	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_ev_sec2hms()
sp_ev_shorten_text	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_ev_shorten_text()

Using External Videos 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 External Videos from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install external-videos

How to activate External Videos from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install external-videos --activate

How to reinstall External Videos from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install external-videos --force

How to update External Videos to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update external-videos

How to delete External Videos from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete external-videos

Where can you download earlier versions of External Videos?

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 External Videos 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 External Videos

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