wpsnoop: fix SimSage Search plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does SimSage Search version 2.0.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for SimSage Search to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.1 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 2.0.1 of SimSage Search 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 SimSage Search 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 SimSage Search add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/ 1.34MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/ 619.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/css/ 82.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/css/data.css 6.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/css/jquery-ui.min.css 31.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/css/operator.css 4.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/css/simsage-search.css 40.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/icon-128x128.png 18.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/icon-256x256.png 8.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/ 22.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/add.svg 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/dark-magnifying-glass.svg 1.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/delete.svg 3.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/dots.gif 2.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/edit.svg 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/hourglass.svg 3.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/human.svg 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/magnification-glass.svg 2.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/images/tinman.svg 3.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/ 487.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/d3.min.js 242.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/operator.js 6.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/setup-data.js 4.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/setup-operator.js 13.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/simsage-common.js 23.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/simsage-data.js 49.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/simsage-search.js 74.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/sockjs.js 57.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/assets/js/stomp.js 15.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/dist/ 2.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/dist/blocks.build.js 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/dist/blocks.editor.build.css 132.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/dist/blocks.style.build.css 132.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/ 95.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/simsage_admin_view.php 44.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/simsage_search_result_static_view.php 12.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/simsage_search_static_view.php 2.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/simsage_upload_archive.php 7.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/inc/simsage_utilities.php 27.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/package-lock.json 600.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/package.json 254.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/readme.txt 4.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/simsage_admin.php 27.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/simsage_search.php 12.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/simsage-plugin.php 4.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/ 9.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/ 5.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/block.js 3.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/editor.css 563.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/editor.scss 278.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/style.css 553.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/block/style.scss 215.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/blocks.js 333.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/common.css 154.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/common.css.map 129.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/common.scss 218.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/simsage-search/src/init.php 3.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does SimSage Search add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[simsage-search] The simsage-search shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[simsage-search-results] The simsage-search-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 SimSage Search?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by SimSage Search?

What new PHP functions does SimSage Search declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
debug_log 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare debug_log()
get_server 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_server()
create_content_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_content_archive()
get_archive_md5 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_archive_md5()
get_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_email()
get_ignore_urls 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_ignore_urls()
get_organisationid 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_organisationid()
search_cgb_block_assets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare search_cgb_block_assets()
simsage_add_bot_qas_to_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_add_bot_qas_to_archive()
simsage_add_synonyms_to_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_add_synonyms_to_archive()
simsage_add_wp_contents_to_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_add_wp_contents_to_archive()
simsage_check_and_add_search_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_check_and_add_search_page()
simsage_check_json_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_check_json_response()
simsage_check_versions 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_check_versions()
simsage_compress_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_compress_file()
simsage_cron_upload_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_cron_upload_archive()
simsage_filter_query 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_filter_query()
simsage_get_json 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_json()
simsage_get_kb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_kb()
simsage_get_overrideable_template 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_overrideable_template()
simsage_get_plan 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_plan()
simsage_get_registration_key 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_registration_key()
simsage_get_servers 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_servers()
simsage_get_wp_contents 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_get_wp_contents()
simsage_inject_search_results 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_inject_search_results()
simsage_is_valid_bot_qa_pair 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_is_valid_bot_qa_pair()
simsage_is_valid_bot_str 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_is_valid_bot_str()
simsage_is_valid_context_str 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_is_valid_context_str()
simsage_is_valid_synonym 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_is_valid_synonym()
simsage_is_valid_synonym_str 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_is_valid_synonym_str()
simsage_join_urls 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_join_urls()
simsage_load_overrideable_template 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_load_overrideable_template()
simsage_query_vars 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_query_vars()
simsage_render_search 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_render_search()
simsage_sanitize_plan 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_sanitize_plan()
simsage_sanitize_registration_response 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_sanitize_registration_response()
simsage_setup_archive_job_schedule 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_setup_archive_job_schedule()
simsage_setup_cron_job 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_setup_cron_job()
simsage_setup_cron_schedule 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simsage_setup_cron_schedule()
update_archive_md5 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_archive_md5()
update_simsage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_simsage()
upload_archive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare upload_archive()

Using SimSage Search 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 SimSage Search from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install simsage-search


How to activate SimSage Search from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install simsage-search --activate


How to reinstall SimSage Search from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install simsage-search --force


How to update SimSage Search to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update simsage-search


How to delete SimSage Search from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete simsage-search

Where can you download earlier versions of SimSage Search?

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 SimSage Search 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 SimSage Search

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