wpsnoop: fix Font Awesome Shortcodes plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Font Awesome Shortcodes 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Font Awesome Shortcodes.


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

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What does Font Awesome Shortcodes version 4.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Font Awesome Shortcodes to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 4.2 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 4.2 of Font Awesome Shortcodes 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/ 1.56MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/fontawesome-shortcodes.php 6.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/Gruntfile.js 607.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/ 1.55MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/actions-filters.php 3.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/defaults.php 468.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/fontawesome-shortcodes-help.php 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/functions.php 305.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/ 1.53MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/ 645.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap-modal.css 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap-shortcodes-help.css 173.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap-theme.css 14.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css 12.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap.css 118.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/bootstrap.min.css 97.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/font-awesome.css 26.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/font-awesome.min.css 21.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/fontawesome-shortcodes-help-all.css 51.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/css/fontawesome-shortcodes-help.css 178.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fa-font.css 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/ 745.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/Bootstrap-Shortcodes-for-WordPress.eot 2.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/Bootstrap-Shortcodes-for-WordPress.svg 2.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/Bootstrap-Shortcodes-for-WordPress.ttf 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/Bootstrap-Shortcodes-for-WordPress.woff 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 54.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 280.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 109.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 63.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 83.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot 19.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 61.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf 40.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/icon-list.html 92.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/js/ 82.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/js/bootstrap.js 53.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/js/bootstrap.min.js 28.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/README.html 4.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/help/README.jst 12.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/images/ 3.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/includes/images/Fontawesome_logo.svg 3.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/package.json 122.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/README.md 2.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-shortcodes/readme.txt 3.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Font Awesome Shortcodes add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[fa] The fa shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.
[fa-stack] The fa-stack shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[fa-ul] The fa-ul 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Font Awesome Shortcodes?

Using Font Awesome Shortcodes 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install font-awesome-shortcodes


How to activate Font Awesome Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Font Awesome Shortcodes after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install font-awesome-shortcodes --activate


How to reinstall Font Awesome Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install font-awesome-shortcodes --force


How to update Font Awesome Shortcodes to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update font-awesome-shortcodes


How to delete Font Awesome Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete font-awesome-shortcodes

Where can you download earlier versions of Font Awesome Shortcodes?

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 Font Awesome Shortcodes 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 Font Awesome Shortcodes

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 Font Awesome Shortcodes. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.