wpsnoop: fix Rescue Shortcodes plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Rescue Shortcodes version 2.5 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Rescue Shortcodes to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.5 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 2.5 of Rescue Shortcodes 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 Rescue Shortcodes 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 Rescue Shortcodes add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/ 1.19MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/ 1.18MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/css/ 66.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/css/animate.min.css 51.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/css/rescue_shortcodes_styles.css 15.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/ 1.06MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/font-awesome.min.css 30.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 161.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 161.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 131.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/ 27.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_donation_tabs.js 388.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_googlemap.js 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_progressbar.js 293.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_shortcodes_lib.js 384.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_tabs.js 89.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_toggle.js 189.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/rescue_wow.js 815.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/shortcode-buttons.js 8.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/waypoints.min.js 7.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/js/wow.min.js 7.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/scripts.php 2.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/shortcode-functions.php 14.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/includes/shortcodes-button.php 9.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/languages/ 4.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/languages/rescue-shortcodes.pot 4.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/readme.txt 4.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/rescue-shortcodes/rescue-shortcodes.php 1.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Rescue Shortcodes add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[icon] The icon shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 39 other plugins or themes.
[rescue_animate] The rescue_animate shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_box] The rescue_box shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_button] The rescue_button shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_clear_floats] The rescue_clear_floats shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_column] The rescue_column shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_donation_tab] The rescue_donation_tab shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_donation_tabgroup] The rescue_donation_tabgroup shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_googlemap] The rescue_googlemap shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_highlight] The rescue_highlight shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_progressbar] The rescue_progressbar shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_spacing] The rescue_spacing shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_tab] The rescue_tab shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_tabgroup] The rescue_tabgroup shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[rescue_toggle] The rescue_toggle 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 Rescue Shortcodes?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Rescue Shortcodes?

What new PHP functions does Rescue Shortcodes declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
rescue_animate_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_animate_shortcode()
rescue_box_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_box_shortcode()
rescue_button_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_button_shortcode()
rescue_clear_floats_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_clear_floats_shortcode()
rescue_column_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_column_shortcode()
rescue_donation_tab_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_donation_tab_shortcode()
rescue_donation_tabgroup_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_donation_tabgroup_shortcode()
rescue_fix_shortcodes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_fix_shortcodes()
rescue_highlight_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_highlight_shortcode()
rescue_progressbar_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_progressbar_shortcode()
rescue_shortcode_googlemaps 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcode_googlemaps()
rescue_shortcodes_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcodes_admin_scripts()
rescue_shortcodes_load_textdomain 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcodes_load_textdomain()
rescue_shortcodes_media_button 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcodes_media_button()
rescue_shortcodes_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcodes_scripts()
rescue_shortcodes_thickbox_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_shortcodes_thickbox_content()
rescue_spacing_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_spacing_shortcode()
rescue_tab_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_tab_shortcode()
rescue_tabgroup_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_tabgroup_shortcode()
rescue_toggle_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescue_toggle_shortcode()
rescuebuttonicon 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescuebuttonicon()
rescuefontawesome 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rescuefontawesome()

Using Rescue Shortcodes 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 Rescue Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install rescue-shortcodes


How to activate Rescue Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install rescue-shortcodes --activate


How to reinstall Rescue Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install rescue-shortcodes --force


How to update Rescue Shortcodes to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update rescue-shortcodes


How to delete Rescue Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete rescue-shortcodes

Where can you download earlier versions of Rescue Shortcodes?

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 Rescue Shortcodes 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 Rescue Shortcodes

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