wpsnoop: fix Simple Social Buttons plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Simple Social Buttons.


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

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What does Simple Social Buttons version 4.0.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Simple Social Buttons to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 4.0.0 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 4.0.0 of Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ 975.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/ 527.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/ 147.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/admin.css 47.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/blocks.editor.css 4.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/blocks.editor.css.map 291.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/blocks.style.css 73.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/blocks.style.css.map 97.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/css/front.css 95.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/fonts/ 37.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/fonts/ssb-icon.eot 6.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/fonts/ssb-icon.svg 19.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/fonts/ssb-icon.ttf 5.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/fonts/ssb-icon.woff 6.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/ 79.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/email.svg 2.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/fblike.png 1.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/fblike.svg 4.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/fbshare.png 786.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/fbshare.svg 4.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/googleplus.png 915.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/googleplus.svg 4.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/linkedin.png 796.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/linkedin.svg 4.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/messenger.svg 5.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/pinterest.png 867.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/pinterest.svg 4.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/print.svg 3.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/reddit.png 960.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/reddit.svg 5.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/ssb_grey_logo.png 9.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/ssb_icon.png 5.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/tumblr.png 903.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/tumblr.svg 2.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/twitter.png 834.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/twitter.svg 3.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/viber.png 959.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/viber.svg 4.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/whatsapp.png 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/images/whatsapp.svg 6.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/ 262.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/admin.js 11.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/blocks.editor.js 114.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/blocks.editor.js.map 123.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/blocks.frontend.js 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/blocks.frontend.js.map 2.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/front.js 7.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/assets/js/frontend-blocks.js No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ 114.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ssb-admin.php 14.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ssb-logs.php 5.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ssb-settings-strucutre.php 49.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ssb-settings.php 22.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/classes/ssb-widget.php 21.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ 53.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/custom-css.php 6.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ssb-compitabilty.php 356.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ssb-deactivate-form.php 7.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ssb-import-export.php 5.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ssb-widget-fields.php 17.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/ssb-widget-front.php 2.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/upgrade-routine.php 2.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/inc/utils.php 11.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/ 170.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simple-social-buttons.pot 14.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-da_DK.mo 727.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-da_DK.po 11.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-de_DE.mo 699.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-de_DE.po 12.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-es_ES.mo 687.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-es_ES.po 12.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-fr_FR.mo 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-fr_FR.po 12.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-lt_LT.mo 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-lt_LT.po 12.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-nl_NL.mo 682.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-nl_NL.po 12.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-pl_PL.mo 776.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-pl_PL.po 12.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sk_SK.mo 733.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sk_SK.po 12.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sr_RS.mo 720.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sr_RS.po 12.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sv_SE.mo 797.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-sv_SE.po 11.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-th_TH.mo 800.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-th_TH.po 13.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-uk_UA.mo 752.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/lang/simplesocialbuttons-uk_UA.po 12.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/readme.txt 16.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/simple-social-buttons.php 86.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/ 5.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/facebook.php 1.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/linkedin.php 549.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/pinterest.php 725.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/reddit.php 928.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/tumblr.php 878.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/ssb-social-counts/twitter.php 731.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simple-social-buttons/uninstall.php 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Simple Social Buttons add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[SSB] The SSB 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 Simple Social Buttons?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Simple Social Buttons?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
widget_ssb_widget Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
ssb_advanced The ssb_advanced option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ssb_inline The ssb_inline option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ssb_networks The ssb_networks option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ssb_positions The ssb_positions option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ssb_pr_version The ssb_pr_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ssb_themes The ssb_themes option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
get_ssb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_ssb()
ssb_add_body_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_add_body_class()
ssb_count_format 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_count_format()
ssb_fbshare_generate_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_fbshare_generate_link()
ssb_fetch_cached_counts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_fetch_cached_counts()
ssb_fetch_fresh_counts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_fetch_fresh_counts()
ssb_fetch_http_or_https_counts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_fetch_http_or_https_counts()
ssb_fetch_shares_via_curl_multi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_fetch_shares_via_curl_multi()
ssb_format_fbshare_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_format_fbshare_response()
ssb_format_pinterest_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_format_pinterest_response()
ssb_format_reddit_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_format_reddit_response()
ssb_format_tumblr_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_format_tumblr_response()
ssb_format_twitter_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_format_twitter_response()
ssb_is_cache_fresh 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_is_cache_fresh()
ssb_is_mobile 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_is_mobile()
ssb_is_network_has_counts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_is_network_has_counts()
ssb_linkdin_share_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_linkdin_share_link()
ssb_pinterest_generate_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_pinterest_generate_link()
ssb_reddit_generate_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_reddit_generate_link()
ssb_register_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_register_widget()
ssb_tumblr_generate_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_tumblr_generate_link()
ssb_twitter_generate_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_twitter_generate_link()
ssb_upgrade_routine_2 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_upgrade_routine_2()
ssb_viber_share_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_viber_share_link()
ssb_whats_app_share_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_whats_app_share_link()

Using Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install simple-social-buttons


How to activate Simple Social Buttons from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Simple Social Buttons after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install simple-social-buttons --activate


How to reinstall Simple Social Buttons from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install simple-social-buttons --force


How to update Simple Social Buttons to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update simple-social-buttons


How to delete Simple Social Buttons from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete simple-social-buttons

Where can you download earlier versions of Simple Social Buttons?

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 Simple Social Buttons 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 Simple Social Buttons

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 Simple Social Buttons. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.