wpsnoop: fix SmartBroker plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does SmartBroker version 6.3.0.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for SmartBroker to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 6.3.0.4 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 6.3.0.4 of SmartBroker 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 SmartBroker 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 SmartBroker add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
robots.txt 44.00B The robots.txt file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
sb_sitemap.xml 101.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/ 1.60MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/activation.php 3.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/config.php 5.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/create_sitemap.php 2.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/css/ 8.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/css/responsive.css 3.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/css/smartbroker.css 4.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/dropdowns.php 2.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/featured.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/find_out_more.php 5.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/ 104.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/icon-close.png 16.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/icon-ext.png 17.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/icon-next.png 12.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/icon-prev.png 15.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/loader.gif 2.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/loading.gif 3.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/logo.png 19.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/Thumbs.db 5.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/video-overlay.png 2.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/vr-overlay.png 7.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/images/white-label.png 2.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/ 16.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/clean.js 564.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/default.js 5.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/featured.js 1.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/smartbroker.js 8.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/js/utility_functions.js 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/lang/ 53.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/lang/smartbroker.pot 5.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/lang/translation_file.xls 48.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/listing.php 10.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/pagination.php 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/readme.txt 13.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/rewrite.php 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/sb_widgets.php 2.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-1.jpg 155.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-2.jpg 348.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-3.jpg 215.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-4.jpg 210.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-5.jpg 158.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/screenshot-6.jpg 283.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/search.php 14.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/smartbroker.php 5.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/utility_functions.php 4.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/white_label_settings.php 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smartbroker/xml_helpers.php 5.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does SmartBroker add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[sb_featured] The sb_featured shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[sb_listing] The sb_listing shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[sb_search_page] The sb_search_page 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 SmartBroker?

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

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

During use SmartBroker 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 SmartBroker declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
display_xml_error 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_xml_error()
my_admin_notice 30 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare my_admin_notice()
add_smartbroker_custom_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_smartbroker_custom_css()
blank_slate_row 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare blank_slate_row()
build_photo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare build_photo()
build_video 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare build_video()
create_builder_dropdown 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_builder_dropdown()
create_built_after_dropdown 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_built_after_dropdown()
create_country_dropdown 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_country_dropdown()
create_sitemap 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_sitemap()
create_type_dropdown 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_type_dropdown()
currency_conversion 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare currency_conversion()
cyb_document_title_separator 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cyb_document_title_separator()
get_home_path2 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_home_path2()
hide_listing_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hide_listing_page()
load_fields_xml 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_fields_xml()
load_results_xml 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_results_xml()
make_date_dropdown 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare make_date_dropdown()
make_pages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare make_pages()
pagination_links 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pagination_links()
sb_add_message 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_add_message()
sb_blank_intro 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_blank_intro()
sb_css_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_css_string()
sb_currency_1_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_currency_1_string()
sb_featured_func 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_featured_func()
sb_listing_func 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_listing_func()
sb_listing_page_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_listing_page_string()
sb_listing_under_photos_widget_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_listing_under_photos_widget_init()
sb_load_xml 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_load_xml()
sb_page_intro 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_page_intro()
sb_plugin_admin_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_plugin_admin_init()
sb_plugin_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_plugin_menu()
sb_plugin_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_plugin_options()
sb_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_scripts()
sb_search_box_func 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_search_box_func()
sb_search_page_func 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_search_page_func()
sb_search_page_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_search_page_string()
sb_server_address_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_server_address_string()
sb_set_plugin_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_set_plugin_meta()
sb_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_styles()
sb_trim_value 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_trim_value()
sb_version_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_version_id()
sb_zero_value_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare sb_zero_value_string()
search_result_item 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare search_result_item()
update_robots_txt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_robots_txt()
widget_smartbroker_search 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_smartbroker_search()
widget_smartbroker_search_config 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_smartbroker_search_config()

Using SmartBroker 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 SmartBroker from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install smartbroker


How to activate SmartBroker from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install smartbroker --activate


How to reinstall SmartBroker from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install smartbroker --force


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

wp plugin update smartbroker


How to delete SmartBroker from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete smartbroker

Where can you download earlier versions of SmartBroker?

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 SmartBroker 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 SmartBroker

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