wpsnoop: fix Paid Business Listings plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Paid Business Listings version 1.0.5 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Paid Business Listings to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.5 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 1.0.5 of Paid Business Listings 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 Paid Business Listings 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 Paid Business Listings add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/ 102.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/css/ 3.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/css/pbl-admin.css 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/css/pbl-sc.css 1.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/images/ 30.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/images/btflame-sm.png 768.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/images/btflame.png 437.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/images/no-image-available.png 4.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/images/paid-business-listings.png 24.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/ 61.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/display_functions.php 4.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/functions.php 6.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_admin_menu_hooks.php 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_display_form.php 6.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_display_listings.php 2.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_install_func.php 8.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_categories_page.php 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_edit_listing_page.php 5.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_listings_page.php 8.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_packages_page.php 3.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_settings_page.php 11.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_pbl_trans_log_page.php 1.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/inc/inc_thankyou_page_function.php 147.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/paid-business-listings.php 3.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/paid-business-listings/readme.txt 3.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Paid Business Listings add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[gd-form] The gd-form shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[gd-listings] The gd-listings shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[gd-substatus] The gd-substatus shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[pbl-form] The pbl-form shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[pbl-listings] The pbl-listings shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[pbl-substatus] The pbl-substatus 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 Paid Business Listings?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Paid Business Listings?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
pbl_bail_message The pbl_bail_message option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_buttimg The pbl_buttimg option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_butttext The pbl_butttext option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_db_version The pbl_db_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_ppbizname The pbl_ppbizname option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_ppemail The pbl_ppemail option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_primary_hex_color The pbl_primary_hex_color option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_secondary_hex_color The pbl_secondary_hex_color option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_step_one_message The pbl_step_one_message option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_step_two_message The pbl_step_two_message option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pbl_thank_you_message The pbl_thank_you_message option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Paid Business Listings 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 Paid Business Listings declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
getcategoryname 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcategoryname()
display_pbl_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_pbl_form()
display_pbl_listings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_pbl_listings()
displayformtable 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare displayformtable()
displaypaypalform 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare displaypaypalform()
getcategorylist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcategorylist()
getcurrentcategorylist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcurrentcategorylist()
getcurrentpackagelist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcurrentpackagelist()
getpackageduration 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getpackageduration()
getpackagelist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getpackagelist()
getpackagename 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getpackagename()
includeadmincss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare includeadmincss()
includepubliccss 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare includepubliccss()
pbl_categories_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_categories_page()
pbl_clean 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_clean()
pbl_db_install 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_db_install()
pbl_edit_listing_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_edit_listing_page()
pbl_listings_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_listings_page()
pbl_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_menu()
pbl_packages_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_packages_page()
pbl_settings_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_settings_page()
pbl_trans_log_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pbl_trans_log_page()
pp_image_option_radios 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pp_image_option_radios()
register_pbl_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_pbl_settings()
stateselect 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stateselect()

Using Paid Business Listings 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 Paid Business Listings from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install paid-business-listings


How to activate Paid Business Listings from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install paid-business-listings --activate


How to reinstall Paid Business Listings from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install paid-business-listings --force


How to update Paid Business Listings to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update paid-business-listings


How to delete Paid Business Listings from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete paid-business-listings

Where can you download earlier versions of Paid Business Listings?

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 Paid Business Listings 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 Paid Business Listings

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