wpsnoop: fix Questions plugin conflicts, errors & issues
When the plugin Questions 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 Questions, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Questions.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Questions leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Questions version 1.0.0 beta 21 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Questions to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.0 beta 21 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 1.0.0 beta 21 of Questions 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 Questions 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: Questions
Plugin Slug: questions
Internal ID: 57038
Addon Type: Plugin
Version: 1.0.0 beta 21
Price:
Free
Source: WordPress.org
Files: 120 (1.37MB)
Short Codes: [ / ] 3
Database Tables: 6
Function Count: 18
Code Review: Search Provit
Which new files does Questions add to WordPress?
This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.
The plugin Questions added 120 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/plugins/questions/ | 1.37MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.gitignore | 35.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/ | 52.06kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/copyright/ | 74.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml | 74.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/dbnavigator.xml | 21.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/deployment.xml | 378.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/dictionaries/ | 84.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/dictionaries/svenw.xml | 84.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/encodings.xml | 159.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/misc.xml | 1.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/modules.xml | 262.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/trunk.iml | 281.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/vcs.xml | 180.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/webServers.xml | 402.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/.idea/workspace.xml | 27.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/ | 448.49kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/banner-772x250.png | 89.79kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/icon-128x128.png | 23.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/icon-256x256.png | 64.06kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/ | 15.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-dropdown.png | 1.80kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-multiplechoice.png | 1.52kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-onechoice.png | 2.18kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-separator.png | 1.17kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-split-form.png | 1.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-text.png | 1.20kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-textarea.png | 1.43kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-textfield.png | 1.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/icon-updown.png | 1.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/loading-blue.gif | 673.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/images/loading.gif | 673.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-1.png | 34.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-2.png | 37.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-3.png | 19.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-4.png | 28.40kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-5.png | 49.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-6.png | 13.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/assets/screenshot-7.png | 73.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/ | 502.04kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/ | 154.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/component.php | 1.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/form-builder.php | 37.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/ | 103.71kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/css/ | 4.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/css/datepicker.css | 4.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/img/ | 73.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/img/arrow.png | 451.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/img/dark_leather.png | 72.69kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/js/ | 26.28kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/includes/js/admin-questions-post-type.js | 26.28kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/menu.php | 2.94kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/pages/ | 8.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/admin/pages/settings.php | 8.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/ | 232.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/class-chart-creator.php | 3.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/component.php | 1.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/dimple/ | 222.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/dimple/chart-creator.php | 4.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/dimple/lib/ | 217.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/dimple/lib/d3.min.js | 143.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/dimple/lib/dimple.v2.1.2.min.js | 74.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/charts/shortcodes.php | 4.75kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/class-component.php | 1.63kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/ | 66.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/class-post.php | 4.68kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/component.php | 4.93kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/data-abstraction.php | 8.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/export.php | 3.84kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/form-process.php | 22.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/form.php | 11.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/global.php | 2.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/responses.php | 5.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/core/shortcodes.php | 2.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/ | 46.51kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/ | 19.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/description.php | 1.18kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/dropdown.php | 2.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/multiplechoice.php | 3.43kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/onechoice.php | 2.12kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/separator.php | 1.43kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/splitter.php | 950.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/text.php | 4.51kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/base-elements/textarea.php | 3.71kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/class-element.php | 24.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/components/elements/component.php | 2.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/core/ | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/core/includes/ | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/functions.php | 6.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/ | 45.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/ | 45.34kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/admin.css | 6.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/display.css | 1.21kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts.css | 2.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts/ | 35.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts/questions.eot | 10.41kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts/questions.svg | 8.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts/questions.ttf | 10.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/css/fonts/questions.woff | 6.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/includes/update-to-torro.js | 232.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/init.php | 11.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/ | 282.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/plugin.po | 554.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-de_DE.mo | 17.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-de_DE.po | 27.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-fa_IR.mo | 15.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-fa_IR.po | 28.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-it_IT.mo | 14.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-it_IT.po | 25.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-nl_NL.mo | 13.12kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-nl_NL.po | 25.51kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-ru_RU.mo | 20.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-ru_RU.po | 30.94kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-sv_SE.mo | 16.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale-sv_SE.po | 26.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/languages/questions-locale.pot | 20.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/license.txt | 34.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/README.txt | 5.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/testing/ | 10.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/questions/testing/main.php | 10.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Questions add to WordPress?
The plugin Questions added 3 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| ShortCode | Known Plugin or Theme conflicts | |
|---|---|---|
| [survey] | The survey shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 5 other plugins or themes. | |
| [question_results] | The question_results shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| [survey_results] | The survey_results 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 Questions?
Questions created 6 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:
| Table name | Known Plugin or Theme conflicts |
|---|---|
| wp_questions_answers | Potential conflict with 1 other plugin |
| wp_questions_participiants | The wp_questions_participiants table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp_questions_questions | The wp_questions_questions table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp_questions_respond_answers | The wp_questions_respond_answers table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp_questions_responds | The wp_questions_responds table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp_questions_settings | The wp_questions_settings table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
After uninstalling and deleting Questions using WP-CLI there were 6 database tables that still remained:
| Table name | Status |
|---|---|
| wp_questions_answers | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_questions_participiants | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_questions_questions | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_questions_respond_answers | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_questions_responds | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_questions_settings | 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 Questions?
When Questions 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| questions_db_version | The questions_db_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| questions_is_installed | The questions_is_installed option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
During use Questions 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 Questions there were 2 options still present in the wp-options table:
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What new PHP functions does Questions declare when it is active?
Installing Questions added 18 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.
Using Questions 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 Questions from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
wp plugin install questions
How to activate Questions from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Questions after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
wp plugin install questions --activate
How to reinstall Questions from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Questions which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
wp plugin install questions --force
How to update Questions to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin update questions
How to delete Questions from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin delete questions
Where can you download earlier versions of Questions?
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 Questions 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 Questions
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 Questions. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.