wpsnoop: fix Social Share Boost plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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Database Issues

ShortCode Issues

Function Issues

File System Issues

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What does Social Share Boost version 4.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Social Share Boost to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 4.4 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 4.4 of Social Share Boost 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 Social Share Boost 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.

Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: Social Share Boost

Plugin Slug: social-share-boost Internal ID: 67857 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 4.4 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 24 (157.26kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 19 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Social Share Boost add to WordPress?

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The plugin Social Share Boost added 24 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/	157.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/common_lib.php	4.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/css/	622.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/css/style.css	622.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/func.php	12.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/	35.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/fb.png	3.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/gp.png	3.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/insta.png	4.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/linkd.png	3.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/pin.png	3.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/rss.png	4.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/twtr.png	3.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/vim.png	3.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/images/yt.png	3.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/js/	320.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/js/admin-js.js	320.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/readme.txt	3.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/screenshot-1.png	51.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/screenshot-2.png	14.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/screenshot-3.png	8.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/screenshot-4.png	9.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/social-share-boost.php	2.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/social-share-boost/ssb_widgets.php	14.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Social Share Boost add to WordPress?

The plugin Social Share Boost added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[ssboost]		The ssboost 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 Social Share Boost?

Social Share Boost did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Social Share Boost?

When Social Share Boost was activated and loaded for the first time it created 5 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
widget_ssb_widget		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
ssb_4_installed		The ssb_4_installed option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
ssb_option		The ssb_option option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:21:{s:10:"show_pages";i:1;s:10:"show_posts";i:1;s:12:"show_excerpt";i:1;s:14:"show_shortcode";i:1;s:10:"hide_in_id";s:0:"";s:11:"show_bottom";i:1;s:19:"show_button_fb_like";i:1;s:20:"show_button_fb_share";i:1;s:16:"show_button_twtr";i:1;s:17:"show_button_gplus";i:1;s:20:"show_button_linkedin";i:1;s:20:"width_button_fb_like";i:86;s:21:"width_button_fb_share";i:135;s:17:"width_button_twtr";i:90;s:18:"width_button_gplus";i:68;s:21:"width_button_pintrest";i:47;s:20:"width_button_stumble";i:75;s:19:"width_button_tumblr";i:85;s:21:"width_button_linkedin";i:64;s:20:"width_button_scoopit";i:90;s:17:"width_button_xing";i:56;}
widget_ssb_fb_like_widget		The widget_ssb_fb_like_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_ssb_icons_widget		The widget_ssb_icons_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use Social Share Boost 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.

After disabling and deleting Social Share Boost there were 6 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
ssb_4_installed
ssb_option
widget_ssb_fb_like_widget
widget_ssb_icons_widget
widget_ssb_widget

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What new PHP functions does Social Share Boost declare when it is active?

Installing Social Share Boost added 19 new function to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
ssb_output	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_output()
gplus_btn_script	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare gplus_btn_script()
ssb_activ	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_activ()
ssb_button_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_button_scripts()
ssb_deact	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_deact()
ssb_get_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_get_fields()
ssb_in_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_in_content()
ssb_in_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_in_excerpt()
ssb_is_installed	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_is_installed()
ssb_plugpage_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_plugpage_links()
ssb_settings_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_settings_content()
ssb_settings_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_settings_menu()
ssb_shortcode	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_shortcode()
ssb_widget_reg_func	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ssb_widget_reg_func()
syntatatical_admin_script	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare syntatatical_admin_script()
syntatical_contents	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare syntatical_contents()
syntatical_get_fields_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare syntatical_get_fields_html()
syntatical_settings_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare syntatical_settings_content()
syntatical_settings_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare syntatical_settings_menu()

Using Social Share Boost 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 Social Share Boost from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install social-share-boost

How to activate Social Share Boost from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install social-share-boost --activate

How to reinstall Social Share Boost from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install social-share-boost --force

How to update Social Share Boost to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update social-share-boost

How to delete Social Share Boost from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete social-share-boost

Where can you download earlier versions of Social Share Boost?

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 Social Share Boost 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 Social Share Boost

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