wpsnoop: fix visitor-stats plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does visitor-stats version 2.02 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for visitor-stats to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.02 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 2.02 of visitor-stats 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 visitor-stats 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 visitor-stats add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/ 27.44MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/ 27.29MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/GeoIP.dat 1.07MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/geoip.inc 21.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/geoipcity.inc 5.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/geoipregionvars.php 83.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/GeoLiteCity.dat 26.11MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/geo_ip/package.xml 11.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/readme.txt 2.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/screenshot-1.png 139.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/visitor-stats/visitor-stats.php 6.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does visitor-stats add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin visitor-stats?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by visitor-stats?

What new PHP functions does visitor-stats declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
_geoip_seek_country 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _geoip_seek_country()
_get_org 19 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _get_org()
_get_record 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _get_record()
_get_region 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _get_region()
_setup_segments 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _setup_segments()
createtable_wpvisitors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare createtable_wpvisitors()
geoip_close 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_close()
geoip_country_code_by_addr 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_code_by_addr()
geoip_country_code_by_name 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_code_by_name()
geoip_country_id_by_addr 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_id_by_addr()
geoip_country_id_by_name 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_id_by_name()
geoip_country_name_by_addr 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_name_by_addr()
geoip_country_name_by_name 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_country_name_by_name()
geoip_load_shared_mem 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_load_shared_mem()
geoip_open 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_open()
geoip_org_by_addr 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_org_by_addr()
geoip_record_by_addr 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_record_by_addr()
geoip_region_by_addr 19 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare geoip_region_by_addr()
getdnsattributes 13 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getdnsattributes()
getrecordwithdnsservice 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getrecordwithdnsservice()
initialize_wpvisitors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare initialize_wpvisitors()
record_wpvisitors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare record_wpvisitors()
show_wpvisitors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare show_wpvisitors()
submenu_wpvisitors 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare submenu_wpvisitors()

Using visitor-stats 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 visitor-stats from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install visitor-stats


How to activate visitor-stats from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install visitor-stats --activate


How to reinstall visitor-stats from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install visitor-stats --force


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

wp plugin update visitor-stats


How to delete visitor-stats from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete visitor-stats

Where can you download earlier versions of visitor-stats?

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 visitor-stats 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 visitor-stats

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