wpsnoop: fix labTools plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does labTools version 1.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for labTools to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0 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 1.0 of labTools 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 labTools 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 labTools add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/labtools/ 279.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/authors/ 18.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/authors/author_autocompletion.php 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/authors/author.inc.php 14.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/authors/js/ 3.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/authors/js/author.js 3.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/css/ 543.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/css/lab_conf.css 47.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/css/lab_pages.css 496.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/general/ 3.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/general/config-view.php 3.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/images/ 7.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/images/labtools-big.png 4.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/images/labtools.png 3.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/includes/ 28.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/includes/field.inc.php 26.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/includes/files.inc.php 890.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/includes/fonctions.inc.php 337.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/labTools.php 38.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/ 103.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/en_US.mo 466.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/en_US.mo.bak 8.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/en_US.po 9.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/en_US.po.bak 12.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/fr_FR.mo 8.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/fr_FR.po 11.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labPlugin.pot.bek 11.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labTools-de_DE.mo 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labTools-de_DE.po 9.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labTools-fr_FR.mo 8.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labTools-fr_FR.po 11.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/langs/labtools.pot 9.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/log/ 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/log/erreurs.log 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/ 28.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/css/ 615.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/css/lab_member.css 615.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/includes/ 337.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/includes/functions.php 337.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/js/ 739.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/js/upload-script.js 739.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/member.inc.php 24.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/view_edit.php 756.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/view_home.php 703.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/members/view_members.php 435.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/ 46.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/css/ 1.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/css/lab_publi.css 1.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/js/ 10.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/js/publi.js 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/js/type-publi.js 8.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/js/upload-publi.js 365.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/publi.inc.php 30.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/view_add.php 592.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/view_edit.php 826.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/view_home.php 820.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/publis/view_publis.php 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/labtools/readme.txt 3.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does labTools add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[members] The members shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 6 other plugins or themes.
[publications] The publications shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 2 other plugins or themes.

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 labTools?

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

Option Name   Known Conflicts
labtools_fonctions The labtools_fonctions option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
labtools_typespubli The labtools_typespubli option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use labTools 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 labTools declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
ajax_publi_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ajax_publi_admin_scripts()
lab_activate 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_activate()
lab_add_publi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_add_publi()
lab_author_add 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_author_add()
lab_author_autocomp 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_author_autocomp()
lab_author_del 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_author_del()
lab_conf_publi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_conf_publi()
lab_count_members 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_count_members()
lab_create_member 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_create_member()
lab_create_menus 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_create_menus()
lab_css_all_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_css_all_page()
lab_delete_member 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_delete_member()
lab_desactivate 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_desactivate()
lab_display_members_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_display_members_list()
lab_display_publications 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_display_publications()
lab_edit_member 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_edit_member()
lab_edit_publi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_edit_publi()
lab_home_publi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_home_publi()
lab_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_init()
lab_member_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_member_styles()
lab_page_members_view 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_page_members_view()
lab_publi_aff 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_publi_aff()
lab_publi_conf_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_publi_conf_styles()
lab_publi_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_publi_styles()
lab_top_dashboard 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_top_dashboard()
lab_uninstall 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lab_uninstall()
labtool_member_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare labtool_member_post()
labtool_member_template 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare labtool_member_template()
publis_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publis_scripts()
thickbox_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thickbox_styles()
upload_img_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare upload_img_admin_scripts()

Using labTools 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 labTools from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install labtools


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

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

wp plugin install labtools --activate


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

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

wp plugin install labtools --force


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

wp plugin update labtools


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

wp plugin delete labtools

Where can you download earlier versions of labTools?

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 labTools 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 labTools

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