wpsnoop: fix PublishPress Future plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does PublishPress Future version 2.7.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for PublishPress Future to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.7.3 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 2.7.3 of PublishPress Future 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 PublishPress Future 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 PublishPress Future add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/ 1.28MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/ 231.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/ 119.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/edit.css 617.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/ 115.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/ 115.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ 31.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_glass_55_fbf9ee_1x400.png 393.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_glass_65_ffffff_1x400.png 265.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_glass_75_dadada_1x400.png 323.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png 324.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_glass_95_fef1ec_1x400.png 390.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png 325.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png 6.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png 4.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png 6.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png 6.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/images/ui-icons_cd0a0a_256x240.png 4.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.css 35.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/jquery-ui.min.css 30.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/lib/jquery-ui/theme.css 17.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/settings.css 2.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/css/style.css 905.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/images/ 61.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/images/publishpress-future-256.png 52.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/images/publishpress-logo.png 8.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/js/ 38.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/js/admin-edit.js 6.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/js/gutenberg-panel.js 7.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/js/gutenberg-panel.js.map 23.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/js/settings.js 422.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/jsx/ 12.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/assets/jsx/gutenberg-panel.jsx 12.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/ 42.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/Cli.class.php 1.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/CronFacade.class.php 1.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/Display.class.php 17.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/DummyForAutoloadDetection.php 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/Facade.class.php 17.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/Reviews.class.php 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/classes/Util.class.php 2.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/composer.json 1.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/composer.lock 353.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/functions.php 141.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/languages/ 40.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/languages/post-expirator-pt_BR.mo 7.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/languages/post-expirator-pt_BR.po 17.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/languages/post-expirator.pot 16.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/legacy-functions.php 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/post-expirator-debug.php 2.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/post-expirator.php 72.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/readme.txt 18.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/screenshot-1.png 16.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/screenshot-2.png 30.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/screenshot-3.png 26.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/ 398.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/autoload.php 178.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/ 40.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php 232.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_files.php 351.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_namespaces.php 149.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_psr4.php 143.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php 2.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php 825.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/ClassLoader.php 15.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/installed.json 2.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/installed.php 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/InstalledVersions.php 14.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/LICENSE 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/composer/platform_check.php 926.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/ 357.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/ 357.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/.gitignore 31.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/composer.json 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/composer.lock 294.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/LICENSE 34.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/phpcs.xml.dist 548.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/README.md 5.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/vendor/publishpress/wordpress-reviews/ReviewsController.php 21.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/ 76.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/bulk-edit.php 8.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/classic-metabox.php 6.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/expire-column.php 3.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/how-to-expire.php 2.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-advanced.php 5.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-defaults.php 12.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-diagnostics.php 7.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-display.php 6.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-editor.php 1.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/menu-general.php 13.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/quick-edit.php 6.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/post-expirator/views/tabs.php 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does PublishPress Future add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[postexpirator] The postexpirator 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 PublishPress Future?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by PublishPress Future?

What new PHP functions does PublishPress Future declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
expirationdate_deactivate 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare expirationdate_deactivate()
expirationdate_get_blog_url 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare expirationdate_get_blog_url()
_postexpirator_expire_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _postexpirator_expire_type()
_postexpirator_get_cat_names 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _postexpirator_get_cat_names()
_postexpirator_taxonomy 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _postexpirator_taxonomy()
_postexpiratorexpiretype 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _postexpiratorexpiretype()
_scheduleexpiratorevent 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _scheduleexpiratorevent()
_unscheduleexpiratorevent 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _unscheduleexpiratorevent()
composerrequire1d63918176b7b346c50a6bf376bce514 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare composerrequire1d63918176b7b346c50a6bf376bce514()
postexpirator_activate 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_activate()
postexpirator_add_column 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_add_column()
postexpirator_add_column_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_add_column_page()
postexpirator_add_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_add_footer()
postexpirator_add_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_add_menu()
postexpirator_autoload 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_autoload()
postexpirator_bulkedit 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_bulkedit()
postexpirator_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_css()
postexpirator_date_save_bulk_edit 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_date_save_bulk_edit()
postexpirator_debug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_debug()
postexpirator_expire_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_expire_post()
postexpirator_get_post_types 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_get_post_types()
postexpirator_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_init()
postexpirator_js_admin_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_js_admin_header()
postexpirator_launch 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_launch()
postexpirator_manage_sortable_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_manage_sortable_columns()
postexpirator_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_menu()
postexpirator_menu_debug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_menu_debug()
postexpirator_menu_defaults 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_menu_defaults()
postexpirator_menu_diagnostics 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_menu_diagnostics()
postexpirator_menu_general 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_menu_general()
postexpirator_meta_box 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_meta_box()
postexpirator_meta_custom 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_meta_custom()
postexpirator_orderby 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_orderby()
postexpirator_plugin_action_links 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_plugin_action_links()
postexpirator_quickedit 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_quickedit()
postexpirator_quickedit_javascript 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_quickedit_javascript()
postexpirator_schedule_event 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_schedule_event()
postexpirator_set_default_meta_for_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_set_default_meta_for_post()
postexpirator_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_shortcode()
postexpirator_show_value 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_show_value()
postexpirator_sortable_column 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_sortable_column()
postexpirator_unschedule_event 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_unschedule_event()
postexpirator_update_post_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_update_post_meta()
postexpirator_upgrade 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpirator_upgrade()
postexpiratorexpire 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare postexpiratorexpire()

Using PublishPress Future 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 PublishPress Future from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install post-expirator


How to activate PublishPress Future from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install post-expirator --activate


How to reinstall PublishPress Future from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install post-expirator --force


How to update PublishPress Future to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update post-expirator


How to delete PublishPress Future from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete post-expirator

Where can you download earlier versions of PublishPress Future?

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 PublishPress Future 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 PublishPress Future

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