wpsnoop: fix News & Events plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does News & Events version 1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for News & Events to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1 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 of News & Events 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 News & Events 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: News & Events

Plugin Slug: news-and-events Internal ID: 48088 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 95 (218.75kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 2 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 61 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does News & Events add to WordPress?

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The plugin News & Events added 95 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/	218.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/ajax.php	453.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/	16.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/css_newsandevents-custom.css	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/css_newsandevents.css	2.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/icon.png	558.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/js_form.js	195.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/js_ne_tiny_plugin.js	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/js_ne_tiny.js	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/readme.txt	3.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/svn-commit.tmp	175.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/views_eventsCtrlAdmin_index.pjs	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/views_newsCtrlAdmin_index.pjs	1.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/views_newsCtrlAdmin_previewHeadlines.pjs	2.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/assets/views_optionsCtrlAdmin_index.js	918.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/ne_includes.php	113.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/newsandevents.php	14.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/	73.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrl_bytag.php	1.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrl_detail.php	666.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrl_index.php	436.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrl_listView.php	1.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrl_title.php	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_add.php	407.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_bulkDelete.php	615.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_bulkPublish.php	639.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_bulkUnpublish.php	638.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_create.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_delete.php	583.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_edit.php	501.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_index.php	558.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_togglePublished.php	484.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/eventsCtrlAdmin_update.php	1.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_ajaxEditorButtonDialog.php	775.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_confirmInstall.php	344.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_confirmUninstall.php	346.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_error_404.php	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_install.php	3.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_settings.php	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsAndEvents_uninstall.php	565.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_ajaxRSS.php	526.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_article.php	513.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_bytag.php	799.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_headlines.php	776.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_index.php	1.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrl_tags.php	374.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_add.php	405.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_ajaxSetTimeAtTop.php	435.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_ajaxTackHeadline.php	610.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_ajaxTackHeadlineToTop.php	693.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_bulkDelete.php	614.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_bulkPublish.php	637.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_bulkUnpublish.php	637.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_create.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_delete.php	410.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_edit.php	508.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_index.php	548.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_populateDatabase.php	590.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_previewHeadlines.php	760.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_resetHeadline.php	445.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/newsCtrlAdmin_update.php	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/optionsCtrlAdmin_index.php	463.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/optionsCtrlAdmin_save.php	717.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/	39.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrl/	8.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrl/detail.phtml	2.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrl/index.phtml	495.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrl/listView.phtml	3.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrl/title.phtml	2.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrlAdmin/	4.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrlAdmin/add.phtml	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrlAdmin/edit.phtml	1.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/eventsCtrlAdmin/index.phtml	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/	9.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/ajaxEditorButtonDialog.phtml	6.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/confirmInstall.phtml	413.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/confirmUninstall.phtml	423.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/error_404.phtml	565.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/install.phtml	1.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsAndEvents/uninstall.phtml	131.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/	7.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/ajaxRSS.phtml	846.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/article.phtml	1.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/headlines.phtml	1.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/index.phtml	2.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/table.phtml	466.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrl/tags.phtml	221.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrlAdmin/	7.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrlAdmin/add.phtml	1.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrlAdmin/edit.phtml	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrlAdmin/index.phtml	2.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/newsCtrlAdmin/previewHeadlines.phtml	2.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/optionsCtrlAdmin/	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/pages/views/optionsCtrlAdmin/index.phtml	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/news-and-events/uninstall.php	493.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does News & Events add to WordPress?

The plugin News & Events added 2 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[events]		The events shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
[news]		The news shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 4 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 News & Events?

News & Events did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by News & Events?

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

What new PHP functions does News & Events declare when it is active?

Installing News & Events added 61 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
events_shortcode	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare events_shortcode()
news_shortcode	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_shortcode()
ne_add_wysiwyg	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_add_wysiwyg()
ne_addtinybutton	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_addtinybutton()
ne_addtinyplugin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_addtinyplugin()
ne_adminfooter	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminfooter()
ne_adminheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminheader()
ne_adminhelper_checkfileforerrors	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminhelper_checkfileforerrors()
ne_adminhelper_errorcheckerpath	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminhelper_errorcheckerpath()
ne_adminhelper_erroriframe	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminhelper_erroriframe()
ne_admininit	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_admininit()
ne_adminmenu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_adminmenu()
ne_dbhelper_createtable	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_dbhelper_createtable()
ne_dbhelper_droptable	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_dbhelper_droptable()
ne_dbhelper_tableexists	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_dbhelper_tableexists()
ne_directoryhelper_scandirectory	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_directoryhelper_scandirectory()
ne_eventshelper_detail_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_detail_link()
ne_eventshelper_formatdate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_formatdate()
ne_eventshelper_formulatepagelink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_formulatepagelink()
ne_eventshelper_nextpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_nextpage()
ne_eventshelper_previouspage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_previouspage()
ne_eventshelper_tag_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_eventshelper_tag_links()
ne_filter	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_filter()
ne_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_form()
ne_get_plugin_folder	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_get_plugin_folder()
ne_includeassets	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_includeassets()
ne_newsandeventshelper_filearray	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newsandeventshelper_filearray()
ne_newsandeventshelper_isinstalled	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newsandeventshelper_isinstalled()
ne_newsandeventshelper_removeunusedtags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newsandeventshelper_removeunusedtags()
ne_newshelper_detail_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_detail_link()
ne_newshelper_formatdate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_formatdate()
ne_newshelper_formulatepagelink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_formulatepagelink()
ne_newshelper_nextpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_nextpage()
ne_newshelper_previouspage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_previouspage()
ne_newshelper_tag_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_tag_links()
ne_newshelper_tag_str	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_tag_str()
ne_newshelper_text_with_more_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_newshelper_text_with_more_link()
ne_optionshelper_buildshowarrayjavascript	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_buildshowarrayjavascript()
ne_optionshelper_filteroptions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_filteroptions()
ne_optionshelper_get	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_get()
ne_optionshelper_guessshorttag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_guessshorttag()
ne_optionshelper_is_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_is_on()
ne_optionshelper_mergeoptions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_mergeoptions()
ne_optionshelper_show	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_show()
ne_optionshelper_showdropdown	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_showdropdown()
ne_optionshelper_usedefaultcheckbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_optionshelper_usedefaultcheckbox()
ne_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_posts()
ne_public_stylesheet	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_public_stylesheet()
ne_redirect	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_redirect()
ne_registertinybutton	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_registertinybutton()
ne_sessionhelper_clearerrors	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_clearerrors()
ne_sessionhelper_formhaserrors	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_formhaserrors()
ne_sessionhelper_geterror	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_geterror()
ne_sessionhelper_savedvalue	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_savedvalue()
ne_sessionhelper_saveform	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_saveform()
ne_sessionhelper_seterror	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_sessionhelper_seterror()
ne_table	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_table()
ne_templatehelper_loadtemplate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_templatehelper_loadtemplate()
ne_urlhelper_adminurl	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_urlhelper_adminurl()
ne_urlhelper_ajaxurl	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_urlhelper_ajaxurl()
ne_urlhelper_publicurl	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ne_urlhelper_publicurl()

Using News & Events 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 News & Events from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install news-and-events

How to activate News & Events from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install news-and-events --activate

How to reinstall News & Events from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install news-and-events --force

How to update News & Events to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update news-and-events

How to delete News & Events from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete news-and-events

Where can you download earlier versions of News & Events?

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 News & Events 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 News & Events

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