wpsnoop: fix Hostel plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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Database Issues

ShortCode Issues

Function Issues

File System Issues

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What does Hostel version 1.1.4.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Hostel to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.4.2 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 1.1.4.2 of Hostel 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 Hostel 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: Hostel

Plugin Slug: hostel Internal ID: 34373 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.1.4.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 44 (238.70kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 3 Database Tables: 4 Function Count: 15 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Hostel add to WordPress?

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The plugin Hostel added 44 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/hostel/	238.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/	28.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/ajax.php	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/bookings.php	13.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/help.php	951.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/rooms.php	4.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/shortcodes.php	4.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/controllers/sync.php	5.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/css/	499.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/css/main.css	499.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/helpers/	11.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/helpers/filehelper.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/helpers/htmlhelper.php	10.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/hostel.php	1.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/hostel.pot	22.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/js/	2.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/js/common.js	2.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/languages/	61.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/languages/wphostel-fr_FR.mo	26.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/languages/wphostel-fr_FR.po	35.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/license.txt	17.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/models/	31.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/models/booking.php	7.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/models/hostel.php	14.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/models/payment.php	5.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/models/room.php	4.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/readme.txt	9.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/uninstall.php	217.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/	50.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/booking-form.html.php	3.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/booking.html.php	4.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/bookings.html.php	4.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/email-log.html.php	2.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/help.html.php	4.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/ical.html.php	715.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/list-rooms.html.php	2.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/options.php	10.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/partial/	2.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/partial/rooms-table.html.php	2.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/pay-paypal.html.php	1.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/room.php	3.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/rooms.php	2.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/sidebar.html.php	3.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/hostel/views/unavailable-dates.html.php	4.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Hostel add to WordPress?

The plugin Hostel added 3 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[wphostel-book]		The wphostel-book shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wphostel-booking]		The wphostel-booking shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wphostel-list]		The wphostel-list 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 Hostel?

Hostel created 4 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_wphostel_bookings	The wp_wphostel_bookings table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_wphostel_emaillog	The wp_wphostel_emaillog table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_wphostel_payments	The wp_wphostel_payments table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_wphostel_rooms	The wp_wphostel_rooms table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Hostel using WP-CLI there were 4 database tables that still remained:

Table name	Status
wp_wphostel_bookings	Orphan/Zombie
wp_wphostel_emaillog	Orphan/Zombie
wp_wphostel_payments	Orphan/Zombie
wp_wphostel_rooms	Orphan/Zombie

Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan tables could mean to your WordPress installation and some tips on how to deal with it.

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

When Hostel was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
wphostel_currency		The wphostel_currency option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
USD
wphostel_datepicker_css		The wphostel_datepicker_css option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css
wphostel_max_date		The wphostel_max_date option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1y
wphostel_version		The wphostel_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0.75

During use Hostel 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.

After disabling and deleting Hostel there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
wphostel_currency
wphostel_datepicker_css
wphostel_max_date
wphostel_version

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What new PHP functions does Hostel declare when it is active?

Installing Hostel added 15 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
dateformat_php_to_jqueryui	7 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dateformat_php_to_jqueryui()
wphostel_add_db_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_add_db_fields()
wphostel_ajax	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_ajax()
wphostel_book_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_book_url()
wphostel_datetotime	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_datetotime()
wphostel_define_newline	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_define_newline()
wphostel_display_alerts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_display_alerts()
wphostel_enqueue_datepicker	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_enqueue_datepicker()
wphostel_get_mime_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_get_mime_type()
wphostel_int_array	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_int_array()
wphostel_redirect	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_redirect()
wphostel_resp_table_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_resp_table_css()
wphostel_resp_table_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_resp_table_js()
wphostel_strip_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostel_strip_tags()
wphostelquickdddate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wphostelquickdddate()

Using Hostel 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 Hostel from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install hostel

How to activate Hostel from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install hostel --activate

How to reinstall Hostel from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install hostel --force

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

wp plugin update hostel

How to delete Hostel from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete hostel

Where can you download earlier versions of Hostel?

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 Hostel 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 Hostel

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