wpsnoop: fix Product Catalog 8 plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Product Catalog 8 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 Product Catalog 8, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Product Catalog 8.

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Product Catalog 8 leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Product Catalog 8 version 1.2.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Product Catalog 8 to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2.0 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 1.2.0 of Product Catalog 8 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 Product Catalog 8 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: Product Catalog 8

Plugin Slug: product-catalog-8 Internal ID: 55756 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.2.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 40 (172.40kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 4 Function Count: 46 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Product Catalog 8 add to WordPress?

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The plugin Product Catalog 8 added 40 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/	172.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/	163.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/	40.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/catalog-admin.php	5.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/category-admin.php	5.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/header.php	2.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/mainpage.php	1.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/product-admin.php	11.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/settings-admin.php	7.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/admin/subcategory-admin.php	7.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/ajax-functions.php	6.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/	59.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/	24.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/animated-overlay.gif	1.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_flat_0_aaaaaa_40x100.png	180.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_flat_75_ffffff_40x100.png	178.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_glass_55_fbf9ee_1x400.png	120.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_glass_65_ffffff_1x400.png	105.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_dadada_1x400.png	111.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png	110.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_glass_95_fef1ec_1x400.png	119.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png	101.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/images/ui-icons_cd0a0a_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/jquery-ui.css	31.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/pc8-frontend.css	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/css/pc8-style.css	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/img/	18.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/img/icon.png	18.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/js/	14.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/js/pc8-image-upload.js	779.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/js/pc8-ordering.js	13.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/main-functions.php	5.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/shortcode.php	15.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/includes/tables.php	2.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/pc8-plugin.php	5.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/product-catalog-8/readme.txt	3.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Product Catalog 8 add to WordPress?

The plugin Product Catalog 8 added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[catalog-8]		The catalog-8 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 Product Catalog 8?

Product Catalog 8 created 4 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_pc8_catalogs	The wp_pc8_catalogs table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_pc8_categories	The wp_pc8_categories table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_pc8_products	The wp_pc8_products table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_pc8_subcategories	The wp_pc8_subcategories table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting Product Catalog 8 using WP-CLI there were 0 database tables that still remained.

Table name	Status

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 Product Catalog 8?

When Product Catalog 8 was activated and loaded for the first time it created 14 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
pc8_cat_description		The pc8_cat_description option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_category_display		The pc8_category_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_currency_symbol		The pc8_currency_symbol option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_current_catalog		The pc8_current_catalog option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_description_display		The pc8_description_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_image_display		The pc8_image_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_image_width		The pc8_image_width option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_link_title		The pc8_link_title option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
Active
pc8_price_display		The pc8_price_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_subcat_description		The pc8_subcat_description option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_subcategory_display		The pc8_subcategory_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_text_width		The pc8_text_width option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_title_display		The pc8_title_display option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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pc8_version		The pc8_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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During use Product Catalog 8 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 Product Catalog 8 there were 1 option still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Product Catalog 8 declare when it is active?

Installing Product Catalog 8 added 46 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
getcategories	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcategories()
changecatalog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare changecatalog()
getcatalog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcatalog()
getcatalogs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcatalogs()
getcatrow	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getcatrow()
getrow	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getrow()
output_catalog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare output_catalog()
pc8_accesscheck	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_accesscheck()
pc8_activateplugin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_activateplugin()
pc8_addmenu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_addmenu()
pc8_addoptions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_addoptions()
pc8_addproduct	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_addproduct()
pc8_adminpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_adminpage()
pc8_catalogpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_catalogpage()
pc8_categorypage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_categorypage()
pc8_completecategoryremoval	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_completecategoryremoval()
pc8_countrows	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_countrows()
pc8_delete	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_delete()
pc8_frontendstyle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_frontendstyle()
pc8_getallfromcategory	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_getallfromcategory()
pc8_getcatinfo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_getcatinfo()
pc8_getparent	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_getparent()
pc8_getsubcat	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_getsubcat()
pc8_includeheader	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_includeheader()
pc8_installtables	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_installtables()
pc8_loadscripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_loadscripts()
pc8_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_pagination()
pc8_productpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_productpage()
pc8_selectallcatalogs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectallcatalogs()
pc8_selectallquery	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectallquery()
pc8_selectallqueryoutput	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectallqueryoutput()
pc8_selectcategoriesalph	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectcategoriesalph()
pc8_selectimage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectimage()
pc8_selectlimitquery	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectlimitquery()
pc8_selectnoorder	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectnoorder()
pc8_selectspecific	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectspecific()
pc8_selectspecificlog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectspecificlog()
pc8_selectsubcats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_selectsubcats()
pc8_settingspage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_settingspage()
pc8_subcategorypage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_subcategorypage()
pc8_uninstallplugin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_uninstallplugin()
pc8_updatetables	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pc8_updatetables()
updatecategorylist	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updatecategorylist()
updateposition	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updateposition()
updatepositioncategory	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updatepositioncategory()
updatepositionsubcategory	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare updatepositionsubcategory()

Using Product Catalog 8 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 Product Catalog 8 from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install product-catalog-8

How to activate Product Catalog 8 from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Product Catalog 8 after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install product-catalog-8 --activate

How to reinstall Product Catalog 8 from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Product Catalog 8 which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install product-catalog-8 --force

How to update Product Catalog 8 to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update product-catalog-8

How to delete Product Catalog 8 from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete product-catalog-8

Where can you download earlier versions of Product Catalog 8?

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 Product Catalog 8 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 Product Catalog 8

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 Product Catalog 8. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.