wpsnoop: fix SK Testimonials plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does SK Testimonials version 1.16 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for SK Testimonials to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.16 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 1.16 of SK Testimonials 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 SK Testimonials 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 SK Testimonials add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/ 577.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/css/ 674.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/css/skt.css 674.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/index.php 2.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/license.txt 15.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/readme.txt 5.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-1.jpg 22.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-2.jpg 84.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-3.jpg 114.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-4.jpg 58.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-5.jpg 65.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-6.jpg 97.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-7.jpg 27.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/screenshot-8.jpg 35.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_admin.php 221.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_admin/ 7.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_admin/display_settings.php 2.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_admin/sk_links.php 170.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_admin/testimonial_settings.php 5.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display.php 148.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/ 6.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/html_output.php 3.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/shortcodes_explained.php 1.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/shortcodes.php 479.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/themefiles/ 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/themefiles/index-testimonial.php 414.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_display/themefiles/single-testimonial.php 622.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_functions.php 1.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system.php 5.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/ 25.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/cpt.php 10.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/help_content.php 5.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/install-setup.php 2.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/taxonomy.php 1.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/theme-redirect.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/sk-testimonials/skt_system/widget.php 4.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does SK Testimonials add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[testimonials] The testimonials shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 26 other plugins or themes.

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 SK Testimonials?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by SK Testimonials?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
skt_flush_rewrite_rules The skt_flush_rewrite_rules option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_sk-text The widget_sk-text option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use SK Testimonials 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 SK Testimonials declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
do_theme_redirect 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare do_theme_redirect()
my_theme_redirect 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare my_theme_redirect()
testimonials_meta_boxes 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare testimonials_meta_boxes()
sk_testimonial_add_help_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_add_help_text()
sk_testimonial_append_slug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_append_slug()
sk_testimonial_client_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_client_info()
sk_testimonial_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_columns()
sk_testimonial_create_post_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_create_post_type()
sk_testimonial_create_taxonomy 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_create_taxonomy()
sk_testimonial_custom_column 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_custom_column()
sk_testimonial_design_help_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_design_help_text()
sk_testimonial_display_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_display_settings()
sk_testimonial_install 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_install()
sk_testimonial_plugin_settings_help_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_plugin_settings_help_text()
sk_testimonial_save_postdata 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_save_postdata()
sk_testimonial_testimonial_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_testimonial_settings()
sk_testimonial_testimonials_help_text_sidebar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_testimonials_help_text_sidebar()
sk_testimonial_testimonials_overview_help_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_testimonials_overview_help_text()
sk_testimonial_updated_messages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_updated_messages()
sk_testimonial_widget_help_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonial_widget_help_text()
sk_testimonials_add_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_add_css()
sk_testimonials_add_new_var_to_wp 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_add_new_var_to_wp()
sk_testimonials_check_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_check_css()
sk_testimonials_check_css_files 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_check_css_files()
sk_testimonials_check_page_slug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_check_page_slug()
sk_testimonials_created_css_notification 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_created_css_notification()
sk_testimonials_css_dir_notification 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_css_dir_notification()
sk_testimonials_css_display 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_css_display()
sk_testimonials_custom_css_not_writable 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_custom_css_not_writable()
sk_testimonials_error 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_error()
sk_testimonials_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_excerpt()
sk_testimonials_failed_opening_css_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_failed_opening_css_file()
sk_testimonials_failed_writing_css_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_failed_writing_css_file()
sk_testimonials_notify 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_notify()
sk_testimonials_order_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_order_select()
sk_testimonials_orderby_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_orderby_select()
sk_testimonials_output 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_output()
sk_testimonials_pages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_pages()
sk_testimonials_rewrite_flush 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_rewrite_flush()
sk_testimonials_row_actions 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_row_actions()
sk_testimonials_shortcode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sk_testimonials_shortcode()
skt_register_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare skt_register_settings()
skt_taxonomy_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare skt_taxonomy_columns()
skt_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare skt_widgets_init()

Using SK Testimonials 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 SK Testimonials from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install sk-testimonials


How to activate SK Testimonials from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install sk-testimonials --activate


How to reinstall SK Testimonials from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install sk-testimonials --force


How to update SK Testimonials to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update sk-testimonials


How to delete SK Testimonials from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete sk-testimonials

Where can you download earlier versions of SK Testimonials?

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 SK Testimonials 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 SK Testimonials

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