wpsnoop: fix TF FAQ plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does TF FAQ version 0.1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for TF FAQ to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 0.1.2 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 0.1.2 of TF FAQ 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 TF FAQ 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: TF FAQ

Plugin Slug: tf-faq Internal ID: 72027 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 0.1.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 55 (327.30kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 8 Database Tables: 2 Function Count: 29 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does TF FAQ add to WordPress?

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The plugin TF FAQ added 55 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/	327.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/	32.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/admin.php	1.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/js/	625.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/js/tffaq-admin.js	625.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/tffaq-answers.php	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/tffaq-categories.php	10.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/tffaq-options.php	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/admin/tffaq-questions.php	12.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/	57.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/	22.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_flat_0_aaaaaa_40x100.png	180.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_flat_75_ffffff_40x100.png	178.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_glass_55_fbf9ee_1x400.png	144.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_glass_65_ffffff_1x400.png	105.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_dadada_1x400.png	111.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png	110.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_glass_95_fef1ec_1x400.png	119.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png	101.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/images/ui-icons_cd0a0a_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.css	33.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/css/tffaq-frontend.css	2.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/images/	741.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/images/tffaq.png	518.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/images/white-grad-active.png	223.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/	53.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/additional-methods.js	12.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/jquery.cookie.js	3.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/jquery.validate.js	36.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/tffaq-frontend.js	323.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/js/tffaq-valid-question.js	330.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/	91.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-de_DE.mo	3.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-de_DE.po	10.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-es_ES.mo	3.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-es_ES.po	10.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-fr_FR.mo	3.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-fr_FR.po	11.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-it_IT.mo	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-it_IT.po	6.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-lt_LT.mo	3.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-lt_LT.po	10.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-nl.mo	3.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq-nl.po	10.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq.mo	468.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq.po	4.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/languages/tf-faq.pot	4.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/readme.txt	2.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/screenshot-1.png	24.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/screenshot-2.png	47.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/tf-faq/tf-faq.php	18.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does TF FAQ add to WordPress?

The plugin TF FAQ added 8 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[faq]		The faq shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 24 other plugins or themes.
[faq_all]		The faq_all shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[faq_ask]		The faq_ask shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[faq_name]		The faq_name shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[faq_search]		The faq_search shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[tfa_tabs]		The tfa_tabs shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[tffaq_search]		The tffaq_search shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[tffaq_tabs]		The tffaq_tabs 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 TF FAQ?

TF FAQ created 2 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_faq_categories	The wp_faq_categories table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_faq_questions	The wp_faq_questions table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting TF FAQ using WP-CLI there were 0 database tables that still remained.

Table name	Status

Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan tables could mean to your WordPress installation and some tips on how to deal with it.

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

When TF FAQ was activated and loaded for the first time it created 1 new option in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
tffaq_version		The tffaq_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0.1.2

During use TF FAQ 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 TF FAQ there were 1 option still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does TF FAQ declare when it is active?

Installing TF FAQ added 29 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
faq_categoryname_meta_box	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_categoryname_meta_box()
faq_get_category	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_get_category()
faq_get_first_category	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_get_first_category()
faq_get_question	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_get_question()
faq_get_questions	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_get_questions()
_tffaq_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _tffaq_install()
_tffaq_uninstall	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _tffaq_uninstall()
add_tffaq_frontend_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_tffaq_frontend_css()
add_tffaq_frontend_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_tffaq_frontend_js()
faq_all	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_all()
faq_ask	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_ask()
faq_category_by_name	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_category_by_name()
faq_category_name	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_category_name()
faq_one_category	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare faq_one_category()
tf_new_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tf_new_blog()
tfa_tabs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tfa_tabs()
tffaq_category_dropdown	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_category_dropdown()
tffaq_category_validation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_category_validation()
tffaq_get_categories	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_get_categories()
tffaq_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_install()
tffaq_loadtranslation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_loadtranslation()
tffaq_question_metabox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_question_metabox()
tffaq_register_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_register_js()
tffaq_search	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_search()
tffaq_show	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_show()
tffaq_tabs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_tabs()
tffaq_tabs_loaded	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_tabs_loaded()
tffaq_unanswered_questions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_unanswered_questions()
tffaq_uninstall	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tffaq_uninstall()

Using TF FAQ 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 TF FAQ from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install tf-faq

How to activate TF FAQ from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install tf-faq --activate

How to reinstall TF FAQ from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install tf-faq --force

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

wp plugin update tf-faq

How to delete TF FAQ from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete tf-faq

Where can you download earlier versions of TF FAQ?

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 TF FAQ 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 TF FAQ

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