wpsnoop: fix The Lost and Found plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what The Lost and Found 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 The Lost and Found version 0.11 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for The Lost and Found to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 0.11 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 0.11 of The Lost and Found 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 The Lost and Found 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: The Lost and Found

Plugin Slug: the-lost-and-found Internal ID: 72221 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 0.11 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 16 (79.28kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 1 Database Tables: 1 Function Count: 3 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does The Lost and Found add to WordPress?

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The plugin The Lost and Found added 16 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/		The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/	79.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-and-found.php	44.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-add-tpl.php	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-admin-tpl.php	10.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-admin.js	3.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-claim-tpl.php	2.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-default.css	2.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-header-tpl.php	4.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-options-tpl.php	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found-show-tpl.php	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found.css	2.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/lost-found.js	497.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/the-lost-and-found/readme.txt	3.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does The Lost and Found add to WordPress?

The plugin The Lost and Found added 1 new shortcode when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[lost_found]		The lost_found 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 The Lost and Found?

The Lost and Found created 1 new database table when it was installed in our test environment:

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

After uninstalling and deleting The Lost and Found 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 The Lost and Found?

None. There may be settings which have been changed by installing the The Lost and Found plugin however we do not yet track those changes.

What new PHP functions does The Lost and Found declare when it is active?

Installing The Lost and Found added 3 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
add_js_variable	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_js_variable()
lost_found_enqueue	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lost_found_enqueue()
lost_found_function	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare lost_found_function()

Using The Lost and Found 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 The Lost and Found from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install the-lost-and-found

How to activate The Lost and Found from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate The Lost and Found after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install the-lost-and-found --activate

How to reinstall The Lost and Found from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install the-lost-and-found --force

How to update The Lost and Found to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update the-lost-and-found

How to delete The Lost and Found from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete the-lost-and-found

Where can you download earlier versions of The Lost and Found?

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 The Lost and Found 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 The Lost and Found

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 The Lost and Found. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.