wpsnoop: fix Template Tag Shortcodes plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Template Tag 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 Template Tag Shortcodes version 0.1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Template Tag Shortcodes to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 0.1.1 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 0.1.1 of Template Tag 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 Template Tag 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 Template Tag Shortcodes add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/ 69.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/license.txt 17.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/readme.css 3.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/readme.html 18.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/readme.txt 3.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/template-tag-shortcodes.php 26.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Template Tag Shortcodes add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[bloginfo] The bloginfo shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 11 other plugins or themes.
[the_title] The the_title shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[wp_list_bookmarks] The wp_list_bookmarks shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[allowed_tags] The allowed_tags shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[category_description] The category_description shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[comments_link] The comments_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[get_category_link] The get_category_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[get_permalink] The get_permalink shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[get_tag_link] The get_tag_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[tag_description] The tag_description shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[term_description] The term_description shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_ID] The the_ID shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author] The the_author shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_ID] The the_author_ID shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_aim] The the_author_aim shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_description] The the_author_description shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_email] The the_author_email shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_firstname] The the_author_firstname shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_lastname] The the_author_lastname shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_link] The the_author_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_login] The the_author_login shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_meta] The the_author_meta shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_nickname] The the_author_nickname shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_posts] The the_author_posts shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_posts_link] The the_author_posts_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_url] The the_author_url shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_author_yim] The the_author_yim shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_category] The the_category shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_date] The the_date shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_modified_author] The the_modified_author shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_modified_date] The the_modified_date shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_modified_time] The the_modified_time shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_permalink] The the_permalink shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_tags] The the_tags shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_terms] The the_terms shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_time] The the_time shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[the_title_attribute] The the_title_attribute shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_dropdown_categories] The wp_dropdown_categories shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_dropdown_pages] The wp_dropdown_pages shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_get_archives] The wp_get_archives shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_list_authors] The wp_list_authors shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_list_categories] The wp_list_categories shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_list_pages] The wp_list_pages shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_login_url] The wp_login_url shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_logout_url] The wp_logout_url shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wp_tag_cloud] The wp_tag_cloud 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 Template Tag Shortcodes?

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

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

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
shortcode_list_pages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_list_pages()
shortcode_allowed_tags 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_allowed_tags()
shortcode_bloginfo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_bloginfo()
shortcode_category_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_category_description()
shortcode_comments_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_comments_link()
shortcode_dropdown_categories 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_dropdown_categories()
shortcode_dropdown_pages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_dropdown_pages()
shortcode_get_archives 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_get_archives()
shortcode_get_category_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_get_category_link()
shortcode_get_permalink 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_get_permalink()
shortcode_get_tag_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_get_tag_link()
shortcode_list_authors 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_list_authors()
shortcode_list_bookmarks 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_list_bookmarks()
shortcode_list_categories 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_list_categories()
shortcode_login_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_login_url()
shortcode_logout_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_logout_url()
shortcode_string_to_bool 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_string_to_bool()
shortcode_tag_cloud 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_tag_cloud()
shortcode_tag_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_tag_description()
shortcode_term_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_term_description()
shortcode_the_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author()
shortcode_the_author_aim 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_aim()
shortcode_the_author_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_description()
shortcode_the_author_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_email()
shortcode_the_author_firstname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_firstname()
shortcode_the_author_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_id()
shortcode_the_author_lastname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_lastname()
shortcode_the_author_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_link()
shortcode_the_author_login 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_login()
shortcode_the_author_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_meta()
shortcode_the_author_nickname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_nickname()
shortcode_the_author_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_posts()
shortcode_the_author_posts_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_posts_link()
shortcode_the_author_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_url()
shortcode_the_author_yim 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_author_yim()
shortcode_the_category 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_category()
shortcode_the_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_date()
shortcode_the_id 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_id()
shortcode_the_modified_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_modified_author()
shortcode_the_modified_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_modified_date()
shortcode_the_modified_time 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_modified_time()
shortcode_the_permalink 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_permalink()
shortcode_the_tags 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_tags()
shortcode_the_terms 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_terms()
shortcode_the_time 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_time()
shortcode_the_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_title()
shortcode_the_title_attribute 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_the_title_attribute()

Using Template Tag 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 Template Tag Shortcodes from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install template-tag-shortcodes


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

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

wp plugin install template-tag-shortcodes --activate


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

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

wp plugin install template-tag-shortcodes --force


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

wp plugin update template-tag-shortcodes


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

wp plugin delete template-tag-shortcodes

Where can you download earlier versions of Template Tag 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 Template Tag 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 Template Tag 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 Template Tag Shortcodes. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.