wpsnoop: fix Frontier Query plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Frontier Query version 1.3.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Frontier Query to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.0 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 1.3.0 of Frontier Query 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 Frontier Query 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 Frontier Query add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/ 339.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/admin/ 18.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/admin/frontier-query-admin-general.php 15.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/admin/frontier-query-admin.css 3.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/examples/ No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/ 18.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/fq-infobox-form.php 3.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/fq-list-form-simple.php 2.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/fq-list-form-theme.php 2.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/fq-list-form.php 5.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/forms/fq-search-form.php 3.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/frontier-query-list-posts.php 10.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/frontier-query-set-defaults.php 2.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/frontier-query.css 14.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/frontier-query.php 11.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/ 13.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/comment.png 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/comments.png 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/delete.png 1.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/edit.png 1.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/moderation.png 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/search.png 440.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/images/view.png 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/ 107.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-defaults.php 8.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-get-auto.php 10.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-group-engine.php 29.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-list-engine.php 12.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-output-util.php 8.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-tax-util.php 8.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/include/frontier-query-util.php 28.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/languages/ 54.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/languages/frontier-query-da_DK.mo 11.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/languages/frontier-query-da_DK.po 23.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/languages/frontier-query.pot 19.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/readme.txt 3.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/ 41.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-debug.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-infobox.php 3.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-results.php 2.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-sbuilder.php 25.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-search.php 3.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-tax-list.php 1.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/shortcode/fq-sc-widget.php 2.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/uninstall.php 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/widgets/ 41.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/widgets/frontier-query-test-auto-widget.php 7.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/widgets/frontier-query-widget.php 20.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/frontier-query/widgets/frontier-search-widget.php 13.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Frontier Query add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[fq-debug] The fq-debug shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[fq-infobox] The fq-infobox shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[fq-search] The fq-search shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[fq-shortcode-builder] The fq-shortcode-builder shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[fq-widget] The fq-widget shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[frontier-query] The frontier-query 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 Frontier Query?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Frontier Query?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
category_children Potential conflict with 42 plugins or themes
frontier_query_general_options The frontier_query_general_options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_frontier-query-widget The widget_frontier-query-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_frontier-search-widget The widget_frontier-search-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Frontier Query 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 Frontier Query declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
fq_plugin_action_links 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_plugin_action_links()
fq_array_remove_blanks 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_array_remove_blanks()
fq_array_remove_zero 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_array_remove_zero()
fq_bool 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_bool()
fq_build_checkbox_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_checkbox_html()
fq_build_checkboxline_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_checkboxline_html()
fq_build_date_formats 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_date_formats()
fq_build_dropdown_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_dropdown_html()
fq_build_html_field 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_html_field()
fq_build_multi_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_multi_html()
fq_build_radio_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_radio_html()
fq_build_radioline_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_radioline_html()
fq_build_textinput_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_build_textinput_html()
fq_cache_get 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_cache_get()
fq_cache_time 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_cache_time()
fq_check_filter_value_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_check_filter_value_list()
fq_check_post_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_check_post_type()
fq_check_tax 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_check_tax()
fq_checkbox_single_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_checkbox_single_html()
fq_create_fq_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_create_fq_id()
fq_debug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_debug()
fq_debug_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_debug_info()
fq_default_post_type_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_default_post_type_list()
fq_default_tax_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_default_tax_list()
fq_del_infobox_cache 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_del_infobox_cache()
fq_delete_all_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_delete_all_lists()
fq_delete_cache_names 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_delete_cache_names()
fq_end_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_end_date()
fq_enqueue_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_enqueue_admin_scripts()
fq_enqueue_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_enqueue_scripts()
fq_field_name 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_field_name()
fq_format_sql 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_format_sql()
fq_get_all_list_fields 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_all_list_fields()
fq_get_all_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_all_lists()
fq_get_all_search_fields 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_all_search_fields()
fq_get_all_search_layouts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_all_search_layouts()
fq_get_author_arrays 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_author_arrays()
fq_get_auto_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_auto_info()
fq_get_auto_values 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_auto_values()
fq_get_cache_names 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_cache_names()
fq_get_comment_icon 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_comment_icon()
fq_get_count 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_count()
fq_get_field 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_field()
fq_get_field_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_field_layout()
fq_get_form_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_form_lists()
fq_get_from_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_from_date()
fq_get_icon 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_icon()
fq_get_id_from_slug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_id_from_slug()
fq_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_option()
fq_get_option_array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_option_array()
fq_get_option_bool 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_option_bool()
fq_get_option_int 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_option_int()
fq_get_post_type_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_post_type_list()
fq_get_posttype_label 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_posttype_label()
fq_get_posttype_label_singular 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_posttype_label_singular()
fq_get_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_settings()
fq_get_slug_from_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_slug_from_id()
fq_get_tax_arrays 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_tax_arrays()
fq_get_tax_label 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_tax_label()
fq_get_tax_label_singular 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_tax_label_singular()
fq_get_tax_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_tax_list()
fq_get_tax_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_tax_lists()
fq_get_users 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_get_users()
fq_infobox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_infobox()
fq_list2array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_list2array()
fq_load_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_load_form()
fq_multiple_field_size 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_multiple_field_size()
fq_output_msg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_output_msg()
fq_post_date_output 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_post_date_output()
fq_print_array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_print_array()
fq_query_vars 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_query_vars()
fq_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_results()
fq_search 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_search()
fq_set_msg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_set_msg()
fq_tax_field_name 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_tax_field_name()
fq_tax_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_tax_list()
fq_template_dir 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_template_dir()
fq_text_field_html 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_text_field_html()
fq_validate_post_type_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_validate_post_type_list()
fq_validate_tax_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_validate_tax_list()
fq_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fq_widget()
frontier_query_admin_page_general 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_admin_page_general()
frontier_query_group 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_group()
frontier_query_hide_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_hide_title()
frontier_query_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_list()
frontier_query_set_defaults 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_set_defaults()
frontier_query_settings_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_settings_menu()
frontier_query_shortcode_builder 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_shortcode_builder()
frontier_query_translations 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare frontier_query_translations()

Using Frontier Query 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 Frontier Query from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install frontier-query


How to activate Frontier Query from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install frontier-query --activate


How to reinstall Frontier Query from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install frontier-query --force


How to update Frontier Query to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update frontier-query


How to delete Frontier Query from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete frontier-query

Where can you download earlier versions of Frontier Query?

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 Frontier Query 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 Frontier Query

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