wpsnoop: fix Now Watching plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Now Watching version 1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Now Watching 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 Now Watching 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 Now Watching 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: Now Watching

Plugin Slug: now-watching Internal ID: 49173 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 47 (533.43kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 4 Function Count: 79 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Now Watching add to WordPress?

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The plugin Now Watching added 47 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/	533.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin.php	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/	42.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/add.php	2.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/admin-add.php	7.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/admin-manage.php	15.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/admin-options.php	10.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/edit.php	5.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/admin/options.php	2.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/amazon.php	7.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/compat.php	2.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/default-filters.php	781.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/js/	948.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/js/manage.js	948.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/movie.php	12.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/no-image.png	320.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/now-watching.mo	470.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/now-watching.php	14.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/now-watching.po	11.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/readme.txt	2.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/screenshot-1.png	40.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/screenshot-2.png	136.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/screenshot-3.png	80.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/screenshot-4.png	60.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/sha256.inc.php	15.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/template-functions.php	21.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/	8.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/director.php	1.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/library.php	2.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/search.php	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/sidebar.php	1.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/single.php	1.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/templates/tag.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/translations/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/url.php	4.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/widget.php	1.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/	63.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterLogger.php	3.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterLoggerStd.php	2.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterObject.php	7.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterObjectChecker.php	4.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterSimpleXMLElement.php	5.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterXmlExpat.php	6.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterXmlExpatDumper.php	5.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterXmlExpatNonValid.php	14.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterXmlNode.php	7.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/now-watching/xml/IsterXmlSimpleXMLImpl.php	5.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Now Watching add to WordPress?

The plugin Now Watching 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 Now Watching?

Now Watching created 4 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_now_watching	The wp_now_watching table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_now_watching_meta	The wp_now_watching_meta table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_now_watching_movies2tags	The wp_now_watching_movies2tags table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_now_watching_tags	The wp_now_watching_tags table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Now Watching using WP-CLI there were 4 database tables that still remained:

Table name	Status
wp_now_watching	Orphan/Zombie
wp_now_watching_meta	Orphan/Zombie
wp_now_watching_movies2tags	Orphan/Zombie
wp_now_watching_tags	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 Now Watching?

When Now Watching was activated and loaded for the first time it created 2 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
nowWatchingOptions		The nowWatchingOptions option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:10:{s:10:"formatDate";s:6:"jS F Y";s:9:"associate";s:16:"procrastina00-20";s:6:"domain";s:4:".com";s:9:"imageSize";s:6:"Medium";s:7:"httpLib";s:6:"snoopy";s:13:"useModRewrite";b:0;s:9:"debugMode";b:0;s:10:"menuLayout";i:2;s:13:"moviesPerPage";i:15;s:13:"permalinkBase";s:7:"movies/";}
nowWatchingVersions		The nowWatchingVersions option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:3:{s:2:"db";i:50;s:7:"options";i:10;s:7:"rewrite";i:9;}

During use Now Watching 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.

After disabling and deleting Now Watching there were 3 options still present in the wp-options table:

nowWatchingOptions
nowWatchingVersions
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Now Watching declare when it is active?

Installing Now Watching added 79 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
robm_dump	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare robm_dump()
add_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_movie()
add_movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_movie_meta()
add_movielib_tag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_movielib_tag()
average_movies	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare average_movies()
can_now_watching_admin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare can_now_watching_admin()
delete_movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare delete_movie_meta()
get_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_movie()
get_movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_movie_meta()
get_movie_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_movie_tags()
get_movies	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_movies()
get_movies_by_tag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_movies_by_tag()
have_movies	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare have_movies()
is_custom_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_custom_movie()
is_my_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_my_movie()
is_now_watching_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_now_watching_page()
manage_movielib_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare manage_movielib_url()
movie_added	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_added()
movie_director	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_director()
movie_director_permalink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_director_permalink()
movie_edit_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_edit_url()
movie_finished	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_finished()
movie_has_post	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_has_post()
movie_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_image()
movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_meta()
movie_permalink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_permalink()
movie_post_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_post_link()
movie_post_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_post_title()
movie_post_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_post_url()
movie_rating	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_rating()
movie_review	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_review()
movie_search_query	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_search_query()
movie_search_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_search_url()
movie_started	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_started()
movie_status	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_status()
movie_tag_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_tag_url()
movie_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_title()
movie_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_url()
movie_watcher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_watcher()
movie_watcher_permalink	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movie_watcher_permalink()
movielib_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movielib_init()
movielib_page_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movielib_page_url()
movielib_search_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movielib_search_form()
movielib_tag_exists	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movielib_tag_exists()
movielib_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movielib_url()
movies_watched_since	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare movies_watched_since()
now_watching_add	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare now_watching_add()
nw_add_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_add_head()
nw_add_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_add_pages()
nw_check_api_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_check_api_key()
nw_check_versions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_check_versions()
nw_display	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_display()
nw_empty_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_empty_date()
nw_format_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_format_date()
nw_header_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_header_stats()
nw_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_install()
nw_key_warning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_key_warning()
nw_load_template	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_load_template()
nw_manage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_manage()
nw_mod_rewrite	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_mod_rewrite()
nw_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_options()
nw_page_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_page_title()
nw_query_vars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_query_vars()
nw_reset_vars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_reset_vars()
nw_tag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_tag()
nw_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_widget()
nw_widget_control	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_widget_control()
nw_widget_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nw_widget_init()
print_movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_movie_meta()
print_movie_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_movie_tags()
print_watcher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_watcher()
query_amazon_movies	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare query_amazon_movies()
set_movie_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_movie_tags()
tag_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tag_movie()
the_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare the_movie()
the_movie_director	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare the_movie_director()
total_movies	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare total_movies()
update_movie	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_movie()
update_movie_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_movie_meta()

Using Now Watching 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 Now Watching from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install now-watching

How to activate Now Watching from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install now-watching --activate

How to reinstall Now Watching from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install now-watching --force

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

wp plugin update now-watching

How to delete Now Watching from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete now-watching

Where can you download earlier versions of Now Watching?

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 Now Watching 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 Now Watching

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