wpsnoop: fix Similar Posts plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Similar Posts version 3.1.6 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Similar Posts to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.1.6 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 3.1.6 of Similar Posts 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 Similar Posts 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: Similar Posts

Plugin Slug: similar-posts Internal ID: 64483 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 3.1.6 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 32 (256.63kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 180 Code Review: Search Provit
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Which new files does Similar Posts add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/ 256.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/admin_common_functions.php 39.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/admin-subpages.php 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/common_functions.php 24.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/css/ 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/css/index.php 29.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/css/similar-posts-admin.css 976.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/images/ 4.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/images/ninja.png 4.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/index.php 29.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/ 79.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/de/ 15.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/de/stemmer.php 13.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/de/stopwords.php 1.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/en/ 13.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/en/stemmer.php 9.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/en/stopwords.php 4.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/es/ 13.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/es/stemmer.php 9.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/es/stopwords.php 3.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/fr/ 21.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/fr/stemmer.php 15.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/fr/stopwords.php 6.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/index.php 29.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/it/ 14.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/it/stemmer.php 12.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/languages/it/stopwords.php 2.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/output_tags.php 33.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/readme.txt 7.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/similar-posts-admin.php 38.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/similar-posts.php 24.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/similar-posts/uninstall.php 315.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Similar Posts add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Similar Posts?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Similar Posts?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
similar_posts_meta The similar_posts_meta option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Similar Posts 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.

What new PHP functions does Similar Posts declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
get_plugin_version 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_plugin_version()
otf_author 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_author()
otf_authorurl 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_authorurl()
otf_categoryid 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_categoryid()
otf_categorylinks 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_categorylinks()
otf_categorynames 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_categorynames()
otf_catlinks 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_catlinks()
otf_catnames 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_catnames()
otf_commentcount 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentcount()
otf_commentdate 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentdate()
otf_commentdategmt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentdategmt()
otf_commenter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenter()
otf_commenterip 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenterip()
otf_commenterlink 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenterlink()
otf_commenterurl 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenterurl()
otf_commentexcerpt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentexcerpt()
otf_commentlink 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentlink()
otf_commentlink2 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentlink2()
otf_commentpopupurl 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentpopupurl()
otf_commentsnippet 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentsnippet()
otf_commentsnippetword 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commentsnippetword()
otf_commenttime 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenttime()
otf_commenttimegmt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenttimegmt()
otf_commenturl 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_commenturl()
otf_custom 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_custom()
otf_date 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_date()
otf_dateedited 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_dateedited()
otf_excerpt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_excerpt()
otf_fullpost 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_fullpost()
otf_gravatar 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_gravatar()
otf_if 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_if()
otf_image 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_image()
otf_imagealt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_imagealt()
otf_imagesrc 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_imagesrc()
otf_link 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_link()
otf_php 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_php()
otf_postid 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_postid()
otf_postviews 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_postviews()
otf_score 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_score()
otf_snippet 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_snippet()
otf_snippetword 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_snippetword()
otf_taglinks 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_taglinks()
otf_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_tags()
otf_time 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_time()
otf_timeedited 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_timeedited()
otf_title 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_title()
otf_totalpages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_totalpages()
otf_totalposts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_totalposts()
otf_url 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_url()
oth_format_date 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_format_date()
oth_format_snippet 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_format_snippet()
oth_format_time 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_format_time()
oth_get_actual_size 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_get_actual_size()
oth_image_size_blank 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_blank()
oth_image_size_exact 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_exact()
oth_image_size_fixedh 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_fixedh()
oth_image_size_fixedw 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_fixedw()
oth_image_size_full 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_full()
oth_image_size_scale 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_image_size_scale()
oth_process 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_process()
oth_regescape 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_regescape()
oth_splitapart 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_splitapart()
oth_strip_special_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_strip_special_tags()
oth_test 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_test()
oth_trim_comment_excerpt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_trim_comment_excerpt()
oth_trim_excerpt 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_trim_excerpt()
oth_trim_extract 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_trim_extract()
oth_truncate_text 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_truncate_text()
output_tag_action 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare output_tag_action()
ppl_check_cardinal 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_check_cardinal()
ppl_confirm_eradicate 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_confirm_eradicate()
ppl_content_filter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_content_filter()
ppl_content_filter_init 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_content_filter_init()
ppl_current_post_id 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_current_post_id()
ppl_deactivate_plugin 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_deactivate_plugin()
ppl_display_age 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_age()
ppl_display_append 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_append()
ppl_display_authors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_authors()
ppl_display_available_comment_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_available_comment_tags()
ppl_display_available_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_available_tags()
ppl_display_cats 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_cats()
ppl_display_content_filter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_content_filter()
ppl_display_custom 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_custom()
ppl_display_date_modified 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_date_modified()
ppl_display_divider 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_divider()
ppl_display_excluded_posts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_excluded_posts()
ppl_display_feed 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_feed()
ppl_display_feed_active 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_feed_active()
ppl_display_group_by 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_group_by()
ppl_display_group_template 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_group_template()
ppl_display_hand_links 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_hand_links()
ppl_display_included_posts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_included_posts()
ppl_display_just_current_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_just_current_post()
ppl_display_limit 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_limit()
ppl_display_match_author 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_match_author()
ppl_display_match_cat 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_match_cat()
ppl_display_match_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_match_tags()
ppl_display_no_author_comments 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_no_author_comments()
ppl_display_no_text 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_no_text()
ppl_display_no_user_comments 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_no_user_comments()
ppl_display_none_text 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_none_text()
ppl_display_num_terms 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_num_terms()
ppl_display_omit_current_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_omit_current_post()
ppl_display_orderby 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_orderby()
ppl_display_output_template 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_output_template()
ppl_display_prefix 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_prefix()
ppl_display_show_attachments 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_show_attachments()
ppl_display_show_pages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_show_pages()
ppl_display_show_private 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_show_private()
ppl_display_show_type 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_show_type()
ppl_display_skip 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_skip()
ppl_display_sort 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_sort()
ppl_display_status 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_status()
ppl_display_stripcodes 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_stripcodes()
ppl_display_suffix 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_suffix()
ppl_display_tag_str 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_tag_str()
ppl_display_term_extraction 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_term_extraction()
ppl_display_unique 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_unique()
ppl_display_weights 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_weights()
ppl_display_widget 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_display_widget()
ppl_do_replace 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_do_replace()
ppl_expand_template 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_expand_template()
ppl_get_plugin_data 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_get_plugin_data()
ppl_microtime 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_microtime()
ppl_options_from_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_options_from_post()
ppl_parse_args 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_parse_args()
ppl_post_filter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_post_filter()
ppl_post_filter_init 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_post_filter_init()
ppl_prepare_template 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_prepare_template()
ppl_register_content_filter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_register_content_filter()
ppl_register_post_filter 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_register_post_filter()
ppl_set_options 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_set_options()
ppl_sort_items 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ppl_sort_items()
score_fulltext_match 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare score_fulltext_match()
where_author_comments 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_author_comments()
where_check_age 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_check_age()
where_check_custom 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_check_custom()
where_comment_type 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_comment_type()
where_excluded_authors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_excluded_authors()
where_excluded_cats 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_excluded_cats()
where_excluded_posts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_excluded_posts()
where_fulltext_match 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_fulltext_match()
where_hide_future 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_hide_future()
where_hide_pass 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_hide_pass()
where_included_authors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_included_authors()
where_included_cats 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_included_cats()
where_included_posts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_included_posts()
where_just_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_just_post()
where_match_author 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_match_author()
where_match_category 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_match_category()
where_match_tags 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_match_tags()
where_omit_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_omit_post()
where_show_pages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_show_pages()
where_show_status 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_show_status()
where_tag_str 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_tag_str()
where_user_comments 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare where_user_comments()
otf_imagesrc_shareaholic 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare otf_imagesrc_shareaholic()
oth_post_featured_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_post_featured_image()
oth_post_first_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oth_post_first_image()
similar_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts()
similar_posts_for_feed 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts_for_feed()
similar_posts_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts_init()
similar_posts_mark_current 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts_mark_current()
similar_posts_wp_admin_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare similar_posts_wp_admin_style()
sp_cjk_digrams 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_cjk_digrams()
sp_clean_words 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_clean_words()
sp_delete_index_entry 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_delete_index_entry()
sp_get_post_terms 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_get_post_terms()
sp_get_tag_terms 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_get_tag_terms()
sp_get_title_terms 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_get_title_terms()
sp_is_user_allowed_to_add_php_code 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_is_user_allowed_to_add_php_code()
sp_mb_clean_words 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_mb_clean_words()
sp_mb_str_pad 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_mb_str_pad()
sp_save_index_entry 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_save_index_entry()
sp_terms_by_freq 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_terms_by_freq()
sp_terms_by_textrank 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sp_terms_by_textrank()
stem 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stem()
widget_rrm_similar_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_rrm_similar_posts()
widget_rrm_similar_posts_control 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_rrm_similar_posts_control()
widget_rrm_similar_posts_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_rrm_similar_posts_init()

Using Similar Posts 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 Similar Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install similar-posts

How to activate Similar Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install similar-posts --activate

How to reinstall Similar Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install similar-posts --force

How to update Similar Posts to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update similar-posts

How to delete Similar Posts from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete similar-posts

Where can you download earlier versions of Similar Posts?

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 Similar Posts 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 Similar Posts

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