wpsnoop: fix Steel plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Steel version 1.3.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Steel to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.0 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 1.3.0 of Steel 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 Steel 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: Steel

Plugin Slug: steel Internal ID: 69232 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.3.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 51 (820.15kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 11 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 40 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Steel add to WordPress?

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The plugin Steel added 51 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/steel/	820.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/bootstrap.php	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/broadcast.php	30.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/	299.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/admin.css	2.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/bootstrap.css	143.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/bootstrap.min.css	119.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/event-style.css	277.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/glyphicons.css	14.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/grid.css	11.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/slides.css	7.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/css/starverte.css	939.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/deprecated.php	20.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/	217.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot	19.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg	106.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf	44.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff	22.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2	17.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/starverte.eot	1.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/starverte.svg	2.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/starverte.ttf	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/fonts/starverte.woff	1.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/Gruntfile.js	2.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/	22.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/broadcast-feed.php	2.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/class-walker-nav-menu-list-group.php	4.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/class-widget-button.php	4.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/class-widget-link.php	3.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/class-widget-list-group.php	3.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/inc/class-widget-random-quote.php	3.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/	110.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/bootstrap.js	67.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/bootstrap.min.js	35.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/event-script.js	1.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/podcast.js	3.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/run.js	76.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/js/slides.js	2.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/license.txt	34.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/options.php	8.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/package.json	890.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/podcast.php	14.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/quotes.php	408.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/readme.txt	4.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/shortcodes.php	12.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/slides.php	17.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/social-media.php	3.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/steel.php	8.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/teams.php	6.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/templates.php	885.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/steel/widgets.php	529.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Steel add to WordPress?

The plugin Steel added 11 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[alert]		The alert shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 26 other plugins or themes.
[badge]		The badge shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.
[btn]		The btn shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 5 other plugins or themes.
[column]		The column shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 28 other plugins or themes.
[label]		The label shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 12 other plugins or themes.
[panel]		The panel shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.
[progress]		The progress shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 5 other plugins or themes.
[tooltip]		The tooltip shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 20 other plugins or themes.
[btn_group]		The btn_group shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[glyph]		The glyph shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[panel_group]		The panel_group 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 Steel?

Steel 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 Steel?

When Steel was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
widget_steel-widget-button		The widget_steel-widget-button option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_steel-widget-link		The widget_steel-widget-link option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_steel-widget-list-group		The widget_steel-widget-list-group option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_steel-widget-random-quote		The widget_steel-widget-random-quote option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use Steel 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 Steel there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
widget_steel-widget-button
widget_steel-widget-link
widget_steel-widget-list-group
widget_steel-widget-random-quote

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What new PHP functions does Steel declare when it is active?

Installing Steel added 40 new functions 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
steel_admin_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_admin_enqueue_scripts()
steel_admin_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_admin_init()
steel_admin_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_admin_menu()
steel_analytics_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_analytics_section()
steel_btn_like	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_btn_like()
steel_btn_pin_it	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_btn_pin_it()
steel_btn_tweet	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_btn_tweet()
steel_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_enqueue_scripts()
steel_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_footer()
steel_get_image_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_get_image_url()
steel_get_option_defaults	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_get_option_defaults()
steel_get_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_get_options()
steel_list_group	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_list_group()
steel_menu_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_menu_page()
steel_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_meta()
steel_mods_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_mods_section()
steel_module_status	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_module_status()
steel_open	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_open()
steel_options_validate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_options_validate()
steel_quotes_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_quotes_widgets_init()
steel_request	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_request()
steel_settings_field_bootstrap	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_bootstrap()
steel_settings_field_broadcast	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_broadcast()
steel_settings_field_fb_app_id	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_fb_app_id()
steel_settings_field_ga_id	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_ga_id()
steel_settings_field_slides	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_slides()
steel_settings_field_teams	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_settings_field_teams()
steel_shortcode_alert	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_alert()
steel_shortcode_badge	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_badge()
steel_shortcode_btn	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_btn()
steel_shortcode_btn_group	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_btn_group()
steel_shortcode_column	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_column()
steel_shortcode_glyphicon	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_glyphicon()
steel_shortcode_label	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_label()
steel_shortcode_panel	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_panel()
steel_shortcode_panel_group	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_panel_group()
steel_shortcode_progress	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_progress()
steel_shortcode_tooltip	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_shortcode_tooltip()
steel_social_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_social_section()
steel_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare steel_widgets_init()

Using Steel 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 Steel from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install steel

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

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

wp plugin install steel --activate

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

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

wp plugin install steel --force

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

wp plugin update steel

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

wp plugin delete steel

Where can you download earlier versions of Steel?

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 Steel 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 Steel

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