wpsnoop: fix Facebook Plugin plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Facebook Plugin version 2.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Facebook Plugin to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0 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 2.0 of Facebook Plugin 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 Facebook Plugin 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 Facebook Plugin add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/ 451.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/css/ 3.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/css/wdfb_album_editor.css 344.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/css/wdfb_connect_widget.css 904.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/css/wdfb_widget_events.css 785.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/css/wdfb.css 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/ 218.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/albums_allowed_result.jpg 10.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/albums_allowed.jpg 23.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/connect_allowed_result.jpg 5.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/connect_allowed.jpg 11.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/dashboard_permissions_allowed.jpg 11.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/events_allowed_result.jpg 13.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/events_allowed.jpg 27.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/facebook_icon.gif 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/facepile_allowed_result.jpg 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/facepile_allowed.jpg 18.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/fb_photo.png 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/fb-big-button.png 407.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/likebox_allowed_result.jpg 18.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/likebox_allowed.jpg 24.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/recommendations_allowed_result.jpg 25.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/recommendations_allowed.jpg 22.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/img/waiting.gif 522.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/ 12.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/check_permissions.js 1.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/editor_album.js 5.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/wdfb_connect_widget.js 729.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/wdfb_facebook_login.js 912.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/wdfb_post_as_page.js 342.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/wdfb_widget_events.js 171.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/js/widget_editor_album.js 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/languages/ 26.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/languages/.gitignore 24.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/languages/wpmu-dev-facebook-default.po 26.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/ 180.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_admin_form_renderer.php 28.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_admin_pages.php 38.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_comments_importer.php 2.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_installer.php 2.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_marker_replacer.php 4.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_model.php 11.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_options_registry.php 867.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_public_pages.php 14.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_albums.php 7.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_connect.php 4.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_events.php 7.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_facepile.php 3.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_likebox.php 5.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/class_wdfb_widget_recommendations.php 3.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/external/ 34.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/external/facebook.php 26.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/external/fb_ca_chain_bundle.crt 7.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/ 11.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/event_item.php 717.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/plugin_settings.php 3.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/registration_page_success.php 430.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/registration_page.php 1.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/shortcodes_info.php 4.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/forms/widget_pack_settings.php 659.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/lib/usermeta.php 48.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/readme.txt 2.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/facebook-plugin/wpmu-dev-facebook.php 9.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Facebook Plugin add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[wdfb_connect] The wdfb_connect shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wdfb_events] The wdfb_events shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wdfb_like_button] The wdfb_like_button 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 Facebook Plugin?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Facebook Plugin?

Using Facebook Plugin 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 Facebook Plugin from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install facebook-plugin


How to activate Facebook Plugin from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install facebook-plugin --activate


How to reinstall Facebook Plugin from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install facebook-plugin --force


How to update Facebook Plugin to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update facebook-plugin


How to delete Facebook Plugin from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete facebook-plugin

Where can you download earlier versions of Facebook Plugin?

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 Facebook Plugin 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 Facebook Plugin

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