wpsnoop: fix MFS Survey plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does MFS Survey version 1.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for MFS Survey 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 MFS Survey 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 MFS Survey 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: MFS Survey

Plugin Slug: mfs-survey Internal ID: 44653 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 41 (204.94kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 5 Function Count: 21 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does MFS Survey add to WordPress?

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The plugin MFS Survey added 41 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/	204.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/display-survey.php	19.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/	47.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/edit-page-form.php	8.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/edit-question-form.php	6.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/edit-survey-form.php	7.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/index.php	30.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/manage-survey.php	6.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/page-form.php	2.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/question-form.php	6.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/survey-form.php	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/survey-report-form.php	4.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/forms/survey-result-form.php	3.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/images/	2.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/images/ajax-loader.gif	1.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/images/close_button.gif	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/index.php	30.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/install-uninstall-tables.php	4.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/lang/	21.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/lang/index.php	30.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/lang/mfs-survey-en-US.mo	5.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/lang/mfs-survey-en-US.po	16.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/list.php	3.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/mfs-survey.php	15.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/readme.txt	2.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/	35.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/display-survey-script.js	4.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/edit-page-script.js	4.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/edit-question-script.js	447.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/edit-survey-script.js	6.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/index.php	30.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/manage-survey-script.js	2.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/page-script.js	2.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/question-script.js	13.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/scripts/survey-script.js	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/styles/	28.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/styles/index.php	30.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/styles/jquery-ui.css	28.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/styles/survey-style.css	530.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/survey-action.php	21.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/mfs-survey/survey-tables.php	463.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does MFS Survey add to WordPress?

The plugin MFS Survey added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[surveys]		The surveys 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 MFS Survey?

MFS Survey created 5 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_mfs_survey	The wp_mfs_survey table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_mfs_survey_answer	The wp_mfs_survey_answer table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_mfs_survey_page	The wp_mfs_survey_page table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_mfs_survey_question	The wp_mfs_survey_question table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_mfs_survey_result	The wp_mfs_survey_result table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting MFS Survey using WP-CLI there were 5 database tables that still remained:

Table name	Status
wp_mfs_survey	Orphan/Zombie
wp_mfs_survey_answer	Orphan/Zombie
wp_mfs_survey_page	Orphan/Zombie
wp_mfs_survey_question	Orphan/Zombie
wp_mfs_survey_result	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 MFS Survey?

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

What new PHP functions does MFS Survey declare when it is active?

Installing MFS Survey added 21 new function 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
install	30 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare install()
uninstall	26 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare uninstall()
add_edit_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_edit_page()
add_edit_question	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_edit_question()
add_edit_survey	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_edit_survey()
add_new_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_new_page()
add_new_question	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_new_question()
add_new_survey	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_new_survey()
add_survey_report	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_survey_report()
add_survey_result	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_survey_result()
code_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare code_pages()
get_all_surveys	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_all_surveys()
mf_survey_plugin_text_domain	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mf_survey_plugin_text_domain()
mfs_ajax_edit	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_ajax_edit()
mfs_ajax_edit_page_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_ajax_edit_page_form()
mfs_ajax_survey	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_ajax_survey()
mfs_page_active_inactive_status	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_page_active_inactive_status()
mfs_save_answer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_save_answer()
mfs_survey_view_result	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mfs_survey_view_result()
survey	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare survey()
surveys_add_menu_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surveys_add_menu_link()

Using MFS Survey 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 MFS Survey from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install mfs-survey

How to activate MFS Survey from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install mfs-survey --activate

How to reinstall MFS Survey from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install mfs-survey --force

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

wp plugin update mfs-survey

How to delete MFS Survey from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete mfs-survey

Where can you download earlier versions of MFS Survey?

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 MFS Survey 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 MFS Survey

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