wpsnoop: fix Simple Shortcodes plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Simple Shortcodes 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 Shortcodes version 1.0.20 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Simple Shortcodes to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.20 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 1.0.20 of Simple Shortcodes 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 Shortcodes 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 Shortcodes add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/ 267.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/ 113.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/css/ 82.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/css/PIE.htc 40.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/css/smpl-shortcodes.css 42.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/ 4.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/16_collapse.png 157.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/16_expand.png 185.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/accept.png 318.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/alert.png 185.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/boxtitle.png 119.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/fadeline-light.png 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/file_download.png 286.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/info.png 263.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/lightbulb.png 332.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/underlay.png 644.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/images/warning.png 313.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/js/ 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/js/smpl-shortcodes.js 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/sass/ 25.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/sass/config.rb 249.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/assets/sass/smpl-shortcodes.scss 25.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/ 140.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/ 113.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/ 110.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/ 56.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/css/ 745.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/css/shortcodes.css 745.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/images/ 42.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/images/smpl-icon.png 41.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/images/title-bg.png 0.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/js/ 13.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/assets/js/dialog-js.php 13.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/class-smpl-shortcode-generator.php 2.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/dialog.php 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/editor_plugin_mce_v3.js 19.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/editor_plugin_mce_v4.js 16.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/ 14.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_alert.js 544.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_blockquote.js 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_button.js 1.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_callout.js 962.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_divider.js 253.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_post_grid.js 2.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_post_slider.js 4.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_toggle.js 185.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_vimeo.js 771.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/generator/shortcodes/smpl_youtube.js 1.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/options/ 3.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/admin/options/class-smpl-shortcode-options.php 3.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/includes/shortcodes.php 27.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/languages/ 2.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/languages/smpl_shortcodes-en_US.mo 725.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/languages/smpl_shortcodes-en_US.po 2.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/readme.txt 2.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/smpl-shortcodes/smpl-shortcodes.php 7.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Simple Shortcodes add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[accordion] The accordion shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 28 other plugins or themes.
[blockquote] The blockquote shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 12 other plugins or themes.
[button] The button shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 71 other plugins or themes.
[callout] The callout shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 3 other plugins or themes.
[clear] The clear shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 18 other plugins or themes.
[clearline] The clearline shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[cta] The cta shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 3 other plugins or themes.
[divider] The divider shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 14 other plugins or themes.
[five_sixth] The five_sixth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[five_sixth_last] The five_sixth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[four_fifth] The four_fifth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
[four_fifth_last] The four_fifth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
[four_fifths] The four_fifths shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[four_fifths_last] The four_fifths_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[four_sixth] The four_sixth shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[four_sixth_last] The four_sixth_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[latest] The latest shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[note] The note shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 13 other plugins or themes.
[one_fifth] The one_fifth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 13 other plugins or themes.
[one_fifth_last] The one_fifth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[one_fourth] The one_fourth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 28 other plugins or themes.
[one_fourth_last] The one_fourth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 19 other plugins or themes.
[one_half] The one_half shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 29 other plugins or themes.
[one_half_last] The one_half_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 20 other plugins or themes.
[one_sixth] The one_sixth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[one_sixth_last] The one_sixth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[one_third] The one_third shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 29 other plugins or themes.
[one_third_last] The one_third_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 20 other plugins or themes.
[tab] The tab shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 40 other plugins or themes.
[tabgroup] The tabgroup shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 4 other plugins or themes.
[three_fifth] The three_fifth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 13 other plugins or themes.
[three_fifth_last] The three_fifth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[three_fifths] The three_fifths shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[three_fifths_last] The three_fifths_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[three_fourth] The three_fourth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 23 other plugins or themes.
[three_fourth_last] The three_fourth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 16 other plugins or themes.
[three_fourths] The three_fourths shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 6 other plugins or themes.
[three_fourths_last] The three_fourths_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 4 other plugins or themes.
[three_sixth] The three_sixth shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[three_sixth_last] The three_sixth_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[toggle] The toggle shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 26 other plugins or themes.
[two_fifth] The two_fifth shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 13 other plugins or themes.
[two_fifth_last] The two_fifth_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 10 other plugins or themes.
[two_fifths] The two_fifths shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[two_fifths_last] The two_fifths_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[two_sixth] The two_sixth shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[two_sixth_last] The two_sixth_last shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[two_third] The two_third shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 23 other plugins or themes.
[two_third_last] The two_third_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 15 other plugins or themes.
[two_thirds] The two_thirds shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.
[two_thirds_last] The two_thirds_last shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 5 other plugins or themes.
[vimeo] The vimeo shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 37 other plugins or themes.
[youtube] The youtube shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 54 other plugins or themes.
[clearfade] The clearfade 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 Shortcodes?

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

What new PHP functions does Simple Shortcodes declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
smpl_content_formatter 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_content_formatter()
smpl_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_excerpt()
smpl_limit_words 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_limit_words()
smpl_shortcode_accordion 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_accordion()
smpl_shortcode_alert 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_alert()
smpl_shortcode_blockquote 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_blockquote()
smpl_shortcode_button 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_button()
smpl_shortcode_callout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_callout()
smpl_shortcode_clear 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_clear()
smpl_shortcode_clearfade 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_clearfade()
smpl_shortcode_column 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_column()
smpl_shortcode_cta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_cta()
smpl_shortcode_divider 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_divider()
smpl_shortcode_latest 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_latest()
smpl_shortcode_legacy_column_last 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_legacy_column_last()
smpl_shortcode_tab 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_tab()
smpl_shortcode_tabgroup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_tabgroup()
smpl_shortcode_toggle 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_toggle()
smpl_shortcode_vimeo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_vimeo()
smpl_shortcode_youtube 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcode_youtube()
smpl_shortcodes_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcodes_init()
smpl_shortcodes_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcodes_scripts()
smpl_shortcodes_textdomain 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare smpl_shortcodes_textdomain()

Using Simple Shortcodes 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 Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install smpl-shortcodes


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

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

wp plugin install smpl-shortcodes --activate


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

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

wp plugin install smpl-shortcodes --force


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

wp plugin update smpl-shortcodes


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

wp plugin delete smpl-shortcodes

Where can you download earlier versions of Simple Shortcodes?

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 Shortcodes 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 Shortcodes

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