wpsnoop: fix IndieAuth plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does IndieAuth version 4.2.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for IndieAuth to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 4.2.0 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 4.2.0 of IndieAuth 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 IndieAuth 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 IndieAuth add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/ 212.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/.svnignore 358.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/ 148.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-external-token-page.php 1.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-external-token-table.php 3.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-external-token.php 7.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-admin.php 9.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-authorization-endpoint.php 17.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-authorize.php 8.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-client-discovery.php 5.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-debug.php 3.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-endpoint.php 2.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-introspection-endpoint.php 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-local-authorize.php 3.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-metadata-endpoint.php 3.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-remote-authorize.php 4.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-revocation-endpoint.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-scope.php 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-scopes.php 6.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-ticket-endpoint.php 4.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-token-endpoint.php 8.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-token-ui.php 5.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-indieauth-userinfo-endpoint.php 1.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-oauth-response.php 2.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-token-generic.php 3.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-token-list-table.php 5.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-token-transient.php 3.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-token-user.php 6.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/class-web-signin.php 8.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/includes/functions.php 17.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/indieauth.php 6.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/languages/ 23.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/languages/indieauth.pot 23.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/readme.txt 20.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/ 12.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/authdiagfail.php 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/authdiagtest.php 460.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/indieauth-auth-footer.php 707.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/indieauth-authenticate-form.php 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/indieauth-authorize-form.php 3.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/indieauth-notices.php 749.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/indieauth-settings.php 2.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/websignin-form.php 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/indieauth/templates/websignin-link.php 186.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does IndieAuth add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin IndieAuth?

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

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

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
build_url 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare build_url()
getallheaders 290 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getallheaders()
normalize_url 3 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare normalize_url()
url_to_author 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare url_to_author()
add_query_params_to_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_query_params_to_url()
base64_urlencode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare base64_urlencode()
find_rels 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare find_rels()
get_oauth_error 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_oauth_error()
get_single_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_single_author()
get_url_from_user 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_url_from_user()
get_user_by_identifier 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_user_by_identifier()
indieauth_check_scope 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_check_scope()
indieauth_get_authorization_endpoint 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_authorization_endpoint()
indieauth_get_client_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_client_id()
indieauth_get_issuer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_issuer()
indieauth_get_me 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_me()
indieauth_get_metadata_endpoint 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_metadata_endpoint()
indieauth_get_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_response()
indieauth_get_root_user 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_root_user()
indieauth_get_scopes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_scopes()
indieauth_get_token_endpoint 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_token_endpoint()
indieauth_get_user 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_get_user()
indieauth_hash 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_hash()
indieauth_rest_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_rest_url()
indieauth_verify_local_authorization_code 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare indieauth_verify_local_authorization_code()
is_oauth_error 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_oauth_error()
parse_html_rels 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare parse_html_rels()
parse_link_rels 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare parse_link_rels()
pkce_verifier 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pkce_verifier()
rest_is_valid_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rest_is_valid_url()
wp_error_to_oauth_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_error_to_oauth_response()

Using IndieAuth 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 IndieAuth from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install indieauth


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

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

wp plugin install indieauth --activate


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

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

wp plugin install indieauth --force


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

wp plugin update indieauth


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

wp plugin delete indieauth

Where can you download earlier versions of IndieAuth?

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 IndieAuth 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 IndieAuth

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