wpsnoop: fix Horizontal Meta plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Horizontal Meta version 2.3.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Horizontal Meta to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.3.1 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 2.3.1 of Horizontal Meta 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 Horizontal Meta 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: Horizontal Meta

Plugin Slug: horizontal-meta Internal ID: 34324 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.3.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 74 (678.18kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 29 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Horizontal Meta add to WordPress?

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The plugin Horizontal Meta added 74 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/	678.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/3rdparty/	9.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/3rdparty/meta_key_listing_table.php	5.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/3rdparty/meta_key_manage_table.php	4.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/controllers/	34.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/controllers/hm_post_meta.php	9.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/controllers/hm_premium_filters.php	352.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/controllers/hm_user_meta.php	5.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/controllers/hm.php	19.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/	7.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/admin.css	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/styles.css	2.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/	3.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/asc.gif	54.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/bg.gif	64.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/desc.gif	54.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/first.png	720.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/last.png	737.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/next.png	736.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/prev.png	745.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/css/tablesorter/style.css	709.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/functions.php	516.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/functions/	8.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/functions/general.php	234.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/functions/posts.php	4.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/functions/users.php	4.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/images/	673.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/images/wait.gif	673.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/init.php	208.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/	33.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/create-mappings.js	6.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/functions.js	148.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/jquery.tablesorter.min.js	16.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js	3.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/manage-data.js	1.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/settings-advanced.js	1.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/js/settings.js	3.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/languages/	6.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/languages/horizontal-meta.pot	6.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/	53.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_activation_library.php	112.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_log_library.php	844.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_manual_query_library.php	2.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_mappings_library.php	30.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_query_library.php	13.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_sql_library.php	1.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/libraries/hm_tools_library.php	5.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/loader.php	4.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/logs/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/models/	1.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/models/hm_settings_model.php	1.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/readme.txt	7.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/screenshot-1.jpg	70.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/screenshot-2.jpg	97.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/screenshot-3.jpg	96.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/screenshot-4.jpg	106.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/screenshot-5.jpg	66.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/setup.php	3.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/	17.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/controller_base.php	9.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/library_base.php	164.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/loader_base.php	5.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/model_base.php	105.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/system/plugin_init.php	2.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/terms_of_service.pdf	29.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/	20.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/create_mappings.php	6.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/manage_data_load_data.php	3.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/manage_data.php	856.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/settings_advanced.php	5.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/settings_remove_mapping.php	397.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/settings.php	993.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/tabs.php	975.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/horizontal-meta/views/test_results.php	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Horizontal Meta add to WordPress?

The plugin Horizontal Meta did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Horizontal Meta?

Horizontal Meta 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 Horizontal Meta?

None. There may be settings which have been changed by installing the Horizontal Meta plugin however we do not yet track those changes.

What new PHP functions does Horizontal Meta declare when it is active?

Installing Horizontal Meta added 29 new functions 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
get_user_mappings	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_user_mappings()
assign_post_meta_mapping	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare assign_post_meta_mapping()
assign_user_meta_mapping	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare assign_user_meta_mapping()
get_hm_mappings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_hm_mappings()
get_post_mappings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_post_mappings()
hm_build_post_sql	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_build_post_sql()
hm_build_user_sql	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_build_user_sql()
hm_get_values_for_post	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_get_values_for_post()
hm_get_values_for_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_get_values_for_posts()
hm_get_values_for_user	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_get_values_for_user()
hm_get_values_for_users	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_get_values_for_users()
hm_horzm_new_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_horzm_new_blog()
hm_is_multisite	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_is_multisite()
hm_load_post_loop_values	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hm_load_post_loop_values()
hmeta_controller_priority	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hmeta_controller_priority()
hmeta_get_files_in_folder	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hmeta_get_files_in_folder()
hmeta_load_controllers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hmeta_load_controllers()
hmeta_load_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hmeta_load_init()
hmeta_load_runtime	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hmeta_load_runtime()
horizontal_meta_activate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare horizontal_meta_activate()
horizontal_meta_deactivate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare horizontal_meta_deactivate()
post_mapping_compatible	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare post_mapping_compatible()
post_mapping_exists	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare post_mapping_exists()
post_mapping_test_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare post_mapping_test_key()
remove_post_meta_mapping	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_post_meta_mapping()
remove_user_meta_mapping	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_user_meta_mapping()
user_mapping_compatible	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare user_mapping_compatible()
user_mapping_exists	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare user_mapping_exists()
user_mapping_test_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare user_mapping_test_key()

Using Horizontal Meta 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 Horizontal Meta from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install horizontal-meta

How to activate Horizontal Meta from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install horizontal-meta --activate

How to reinstall Horizontal Meta from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install horizontal-meta --force

How to update Horizontal Meta to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update horizontal-meta

How to delete Horizontal Meta from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete horizontal-meta

Where can you download earlier versions of Horizontal Meta?

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 Horizontal Meta 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 Horizontal Meta

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