wpsnoop: fix Link My Posts plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Link My Posts version 1.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Link My Posts 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 Link My Posts 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 Link My Posts 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: Link My Posts

Plugin Slug: linkmyposts Internal ID: 41265 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 35 (211.25kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 2 Function Count: 55 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Link My Posts add to WordPress?

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The plugin Link My Posts added 35 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/	211.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/	165.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/arrow18x18.png	3.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/arrow36x36.png	4.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/back..png	3.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/documents18x18.png	3.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/documents36x36.png	4.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/down1.png	26.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/forward..png	3.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/lmp-icon.png	4.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/lmp-trashcan-icon.png	3.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/minus18x18.png	3.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/minus36x36.png	3.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/plus18x18.png	3.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/plus36x36.png	3.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/tobottom.png	29.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/trashcan18x18.png	3.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/trashcan36x36.png	4.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/up1.png	26.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/images/uptop.png	29.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/LinkmyPosts.php	2.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_database.php	8.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_displayElements.php	18.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_install.php	733.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_linkedPostsClass.php	586.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_rules.php	1.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmp_utilities.php	418.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpAction_addPost.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpAction_editLink.php	772.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpDisplay_PostLinks.php	2.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpPage_addLink.php	662.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpPage_addPost.php	5.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/lmpPage_admin.php	131.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/readme.txt	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/linkmyposts/style.css	498.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Link My Posts add to WordPress?

The plugin Link My Posts 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 Link My Posts?

Link My Posts created 2 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_lmp_links	The wp_lmp_links table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_lmp_pages	The wp_lmp_pages table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Link My Posts using WP-CLI there were 2 database tables that still remained:

Table name	Status
wp_lmp_links	Orphan/Zombie
wp_lmp_pages	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 Link My Posts?

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

What new PHP functions does Link My Posts declare when it is active?

Installing Link My Posts added 55 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
getallposts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getallposts()
getlinks	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getlinks()
getposts	5 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getposts()
makelink	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare makelink()
postlinks	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postlinks()
updatelink	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updatelink()
addpost	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare addpost()
addpostheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare addpostheader()
addpoststitlesubheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare addpoststitlesubheader()
checklinkrules	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinkrules()
createaddlinkheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createaddlinkheader()
createaddnewlinkbutton	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createaddnewlinkbutton()
createadminheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createadminheader()
createdownarrowpositionbuttons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createdownarrowpositionbuttons()
createeditlinkheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createeditlinkheader()
createlinktablebody	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createlinktablebody()
createlinktitle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createlinktitle()
createlinktitlelistbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createlinktitlelistbox()
createmanagebutton	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createmanagebutton()
createsavelinkbuttonbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createsavelinkbuttonbox()
createtobottomarrowpositionbuttons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createtobottomarrowpositionbuttons()
createuparrowpositionbuttons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createuparrowpositionbuttons()
createuptoparrowpositionbuttons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createuptoparrowpositionbuttons()
deleteassociatedposts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare deleteassociatedposts()
deletelinktitle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare deletelinktitle()
editlinktitle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare editlinktitle()
editsavelinkbuttonbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare editsavelinkbuttonbox()
getlinktitle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getlinktitle()
getlinktitleid	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getlinktitleid()
insertfootnote	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare insertfootnote()
ispostlinked	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ispostlinked()
linkmypost_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare linkmypost_install()
lmp_addlinkpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_addlinkpage()
lmp_addpostpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_addpostpage()
lmp_addstyle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_addstyle()
lmp_admin_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_admin_menu()
lmp_adminpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_adminpage()
lmp_calculateposition	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_calculateposition()
lmp_deletelinkedpost	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_deletelinkedpost()
lmp_editlink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_editlink()
lmp_getlinktotal	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_getlinktotal()
lmp_queryposition	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_queryposition()
lmp_queryposts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_queryposts()
lmp_trashlink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_trashlink()
lmp_updatelinkposition	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_updatelinkposition()
lmp_updatelinkpositionmoveonespot	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_updatelinkpositionmoveonespot()
lmp_updatelinkpositionsafterdelete	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_updatelinkpositionsafterdelete()
lmp_updatelinkpositionsmovetobottom	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_updatelinkpositionsmovetobottom()
lmp_updatelinkpositionsmovetotop	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lmp_updatelinkpositionsmovetotop()
makelinkrules	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare makelinkrules()
postlink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postlink()
tablebody	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tablebody()
tablefooter	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tablefooter()
tableheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tableheader()
updatelinkrules	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updatelinkrules()

Using Link My Posts 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 Link My Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install linkmyposts

How to activate Link My Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install linkmyposts --activate

How to reinstall Link My Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install linkmyposts --force

How to update Link My Posts to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update linkmyposts

How to delete Link My Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete linkmyposts

Where can you download earlier versions of Link My Posts?

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 Link My Posts 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 Link My Posts

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