wpsnoop: fix GD Simple Widgets plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with GD Simple Widgets.


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

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What does GD Simple Widgets version 1.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for GD Simple Widgets to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.7 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 1.7 of GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/ 464.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/admin/ 13.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/admin/info.php 6.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/admin/panel.php 722.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/admin/settings.php 6.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/code/ 8.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/code/build.php 23.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/code/defaults.php 911.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/code/widget.php 7.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/css/ 4.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/css/admin_main.css 3.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/css/admin_widgets.css 950.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/css/simple_widgets.css 275.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/debug.txt No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gd-simple-widgets.php 12.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gd-simple-widgets.pot 10.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gdragon/ 23.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gdragon/gd_debug.php 3.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gdragon/gd_functions.php 16.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gdragon/gd_wordpress.php 3.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gfx/ 14.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gfx/125.png 3.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gfx/lite.png 2.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/gfx/logo.png 8.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/ 77.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/changelog.html 8.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/doxygen.css 5.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/features.html 2.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/filters.html 3.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/functions.html 52.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/index.php 43.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/languages.html 3.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/style_ie.css 227.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/style.css 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/info/update.html 191.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/integration.php 13.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/ 118.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-da_DK.mo 6.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-da_DK.po 16.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-es_ES.mo 6.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-es_ES.po 12.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-ko_KR.mo 6.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-ko_KR.po 12.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-pl_PL.mo 5.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-pl_PL.po 12.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-sr_RS.mo 7.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-sr_RS.po 14.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-zh_CN.mo 5.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/languages/gd-simple-widgets-zh_CN.po 11.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/license.txt 34.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/readme.txt 3.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/screenshot-1.png 33.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/screenshot-2.png 6.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/screenshot-3.png 7.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/screenshot-4.png 8.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/ 73.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-future-posts.php 3.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-future-posts/ 3.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-future-posts/basic.php 830.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-future-posts/display.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-future-posts/filter.php 721.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-most-commented.php 3.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-most-commented/ 3.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-most-commented/basic.php 830.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-most-commented/display.php 816.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-most-commented/filter.php 1.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-popular-posts.php 6.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-popular-posts/ 6.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-popular-posts/basic.php 830.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-popular-posts/display.php 2.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-popular-posts/filter.php 3.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-posts-authors.php 4.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-posts-authors/ 3.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-posts-authors/basic.php 832.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-posts-authors/display.php 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-posts-authors/filter.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-random-posts.php 4.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-random-posts/ 5.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-random-posts/basic.php 830.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-random-posts/display.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-random-posts/filter.php 2.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-comments.php 4.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-comments/ 3.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-comments/basic.php 833.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-comments/display.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-comments/filter.php 1.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-posts.php 3.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-posts/ 3.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-posts/basic.php 830.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-posts/display.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-recent-posts/filter.php 695.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-related-posts.php 4.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-related-posts/ 4.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-related-posts/basic.php 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-related-posts/display.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-related-posts/filter.php 962.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-simple-125-ads.php 1.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-simple-125-ads/ 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-simple-125-ads/basic.php 1.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-simple-125-ads/display.php 395.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/gdsw-simple-125-ads/filter.php 752.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/shared/ 544.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/gd-simple-widgets/widgets/shared/shared.php 544.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does GD Simple Widgets add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin GD Simple Widgets?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by GD Simple Widgets?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
gd-simple-widgets The gd-simple-widgets option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswfutureposts The widget_gdswfutureposts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswmostcommented The widget_gdswmostcommented option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswpopularposts The widget_gdswpopularposts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswpostsauthors The widget_gdswpostsauthors option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswrandomposts The widget_gdswrandomposts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswrecentcomments The widget_gdswrecentcomments option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswrecentposts The widget_gdswrecentposts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswrelatedposts The widget_gdswrelatedposts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_gdswsimple125ads The widget_gdswsimple125ads option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
is_odd 12 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_odd()
wp_redirect_self 11 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_redirect_self()
gdws_future_posts_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_future_posts_render()
gdws_future_posts_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_future_posts_results()
gdws_most_commented_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_most_commented_render()
gdws_most_commented_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_most_commented_results()
gdws_popular_posts_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_popular_posts_render()
gdws_popular_posts_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_popular_posts_results()
gdws_post_authors_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_post_authors_render()
gdws_post_authors_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_post_authors_results()
gdws_random_posts_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_random_posts_render()
gdws_random_posts_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_random_posts_results()
gdws_recent_comments_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_recent_comments_render()
gdws_recent_comments_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_recent_comments_results()
gdws_recent_posts_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_recent_posts_render()
gdws_recent_posts_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_recent_posts_results()
gdws_related_posts_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_related_posts_render()
gdws_related_posts_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_related_posts_results()
gdws_simple_125_ads_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_simple_125_ads_render()
gdws_widget_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_widget_render()
gdws_widget_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gdws_widget_results()
wp_gdsw_dump 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_gdsw_dump()
wp_gdsw_log_sql 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_gdsw_log_sql()

Using GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install gd-simple-widgets


How to activate GD Simple Widgets from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate GD Simple Widgets after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install gd-simple-widgets --activate


How to reinstall GD Simple Widgets from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install gd-simple-widgets --force


How to update GD Simple Widgets to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update gd-simple-widgets


How to delete GD Simple Widgets from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete gd-simple-widgets

Where can you download earlier versions of GD Simple Widgets?

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 GD Simple Widgets 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 GD Simple Widgets

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 GD Simple Widgets. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.