wpsnoop: fix Sidebar Manager Light plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Sidebar Manager Light 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 Sidebar Manager Light, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Sidebar Manager Light.

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

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ShortCode Issues

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What does Sidebar Manager Light version 1.17 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Sidebar Manager Light to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.17 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 1.17 of Sidebar Manager Light 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 Sidebar Manager Light 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: Sidebar Manager Light

Plugin Slug: sidebar-manager-light Internal ID: 64354 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.17 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 52 (1.49MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 58 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Sidebar Manager Light add to WordPress?

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The plugin Sidebar Manager Light added 52 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/	1.49MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/css/	5.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/css/otw_sbm_admin.css	5.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/css/otw_sbm.css	118.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/	12.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/application_side_boxes.png	483.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/current.gif	619.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/loading.gif	1.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/not_selected.gif	1.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/otw-sbm-icon.png	138.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/selected.gif	1.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/swm-notselected.png	3.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/images/swm-selected.png	3.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/	1.25MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/	1.14MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/	1.11MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/css/	50.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/css/font-awesome.css	47.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/css/otw_factory.css	3.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/	1.04MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	161.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	433.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	161.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	95.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	75.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	131.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/otw_factory.class.php	23.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/otw_factory.info.php	344.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/views/	6.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/views/action_message.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_factory/views/license_manager.php	5.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_functions/	29.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_functions/otw_component.class.php	12.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_components/otw_functions/otw_functions.php	16.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_functions.php	7.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_labels/	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_labels/otw_sml_factory_object.labels.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_list_sidebars.php	3.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_manage_sidebar.php	12.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_plugin_activation.php	3.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_process_actions.php	5.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_sbm_core.php	57.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_sbm_items_by_type.php	14.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_sidebar_action.php	2.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_sidebar_info.php	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/include/otw_sidebar_options.php	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/js/	12.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/js/otw_manage_sidebar.js	12.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/otw_sidebar_manager.php	5.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/readme.txt	5.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/screenshot-1.png	131.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sidebar-manager-light/screenshot-2.png	65.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Sidebar Manager Light add to WordPress?

The plugin Sidebar Manager Light did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Sidebar Manager Light?

Sidebar Manager Light did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Sidebar Manager Light?

When Sidebar Manager Light was activated and loaded for the first time it created 1 new option in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
otw_widget_settings		Potential conflict with 2 plugins or themes
a:0:{}

During use Sidebar Manager Light 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 Sidebar Manager Light there were 2 options still present in the wp-options table:

otw_widget_settings
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Sidebar Manager Light declare when it is active?

Installing Sidebar Manager Light added 58 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.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
otw_asort	20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_asort()
otw_asort_compare	20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_asort_compare()
otw_comprare_blog_version	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_comprare_blog_version()
otw_decode_wp_shortcodes	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_decode_wp_shortcodes()
otw_dynamic_sidebar	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_dynamic_sidebar()
otw_encode_wp_shortcodes	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_encode_wp_shortcodes()
otw_esc_text	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_esc_text()
otw_filter_siderbar_widgets	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_filter_siderbar_widgets()
otw_filter_strict_sidebar_index	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_filter_strict_sidebar_index()
otw_filter_strict_widgets	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_filter_strict_widgets()
otw_get	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get()
otw_get_component	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get_component()
otw_get_current_object	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get_current_object()
otw_get_item_sort_options	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get_item_sort_options()
otw_get_strict_filters	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get_strict_filters()
otw_get_wp_items	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_get_wp_items()
otw_group_items	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_group_items()
otw_htmlentities	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_htmlentities()
otw_htmlentities_decode	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_htmlentities_decode()
otw_init_filesystem	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_init_filesystem()
otw_installed_plugin	20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_installed_plugin()
otw_is_admin	18 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_is_admin()
otw_is_content_sidebars_content	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_is_content_sidebars_content()
otw_is_grid_manager_content	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_is_grid_manager_content()
otw_load_component	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_load_component()
otw_memory_value	20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_memory_value()
otw_order_meta_boxes	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_order_meta_boxes()
otw_post	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_post()
otw_post_content_wrapper	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_post_content_wrapper()
otw_pre_content_wrapper	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_pre_content_wrapper()
otw_register_component	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_register_component()
otw_req	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_req()
otw_sbm_index	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sbm_index()
otw_sbm_post_by_title	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sbm_post_by_title()
otw_set_up_memory_limit	20 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_set_up_memory_limit()
otw_sget	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sget()
otw_sidebar_index	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sidebar_index()
otw_sidebars_widgets	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sidebars_widgets()
otw_spost	19 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_spost()
otw_stripslashes	21 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_stripslashes()
otw_validate_sidebar_index	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_validate_sidebar_index()
enqueue_sml_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare enqueue_sml_scripts()
enqueue_sml_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare enqueue_sml_styles()
otw_sml_admin_actions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_admin_actions()
otw_sml_admin_notice	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_admin_notice()
otw_sml_factory_message	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_factory_message()
otw_sml_get_filtered_items	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_get_filtered_items()
otw_sml_get_pager_data	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_get_pager_data()
otw_sml_items_by_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_items_by_type()
otw_sml_plugin_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_plugin_init()
otw_sml_plugin_loaded	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_plugin_loaded()
otw_sml_sidebar_add_items	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebar_add_items()
otw_sml_sidebar_item_attributes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebar_item_attributes()
otw_sml_sidebars_action	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebars_action()
otw_sml_sidebars_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebars_list()
otw_sml_sidebars_manage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebars_manage()
otw_sml_sidebars_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_sidebars_options()
otw_sml_wp_item_attribute	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otw_sml_wp_item_attribute()

Using Sidebar Manager Light 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 Sidebar Manager Light from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install sidebar-manager-light

How to activate Sidebar Manager Light from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Sidebar Manager Light after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install sidebar-manager-light --activate

How to reinstall Sidebar Manager Light from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install sidebar-manager-light --force

How to update Sidebar Manager Light to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update sidebar-manager-light

How to delete Sidebar Manager Light from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete sidebar-manager-light

Where can you download earlier versions of Sidebar Manager Light?

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 Sidebar Manager Light 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 Sidebar Manager Light

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 Sidebar Manager Light. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.