wpsnoop: fix WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway.


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

Expert advice is recommended if you are not technically proficient with PHP, MySQL etc. View support options for WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway


What does WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway version 2.1.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.1.3 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 2.1.3 of WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/ 716.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/ 246.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/css/ 2.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/css/admin/ 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/css/admin/ppec-upgrade-notice.css 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/css/wc-gateway-ppec-frontend.css 1.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/img/ 194.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/img/in-context-composite.png 194.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/ 48.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/admin/ 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/admin/ppec-upgrade-notice.js 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/dist/ 10.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/dist/fetch-polyfill.min.js 7.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/dist/promise-polyfill.min.js 3.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/wc-gateway-ppec-frontend-in-context-checkout.js 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/wc-gateway-ppec-generate-cart.js 4.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/wc-gateway-ppec-order-review.js 706.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/wc-gateway-ppec-settings.js 19.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/assets/js/wc-gateway-ppec-smart-payment-buttons.js 9.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/changelog.txt 16.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/ 389.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/abstracts/ 32.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-gateway-ppec-client-credential.php 2.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-gateway-ppec-paypal-request-handler.php 2.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-gateway-ppec.php 27.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-address.php 40.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-admin-handler.php 14.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-api-error.php 5.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-cart-handler.php 32.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-checkout-details.php 17.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-checkout-handler.php 44.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-client-credential-certificate.php 5.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-client-credential-signature.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-client.php 42.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-gateway-loader.php 1.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-ipn-handler.php 14.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-ips-handler.php 8.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-payment-details.php 15.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-plugin.php 20.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-privacy.php 9.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-refund.php 1.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-session-data.php 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-settings.php 12.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-with-paypal-addons.php 11.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-with-paypal-credit.php 543.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-with-paypal.php 457.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-with-spb-addons.php 2.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/class-wc-gateway-ppec-with-spb.php 2.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/exceptions/ 2.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/exceptions/class-wc-gateway-ppec-api-exception.php 2.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/exceptions/class-wc-gateway-ppec-missing-session-exception.php 497.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/functions.php 6.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/pem/ 5.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/pem/bundle.pem 5.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/settings/ 36.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/includes/settings/settings-ppec.php 36.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/languages/ 43.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/languages/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout.pot 43.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/readme.txt 16.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/templates/ 2.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/templates/paypal-payments-upgrade-notice.php 2.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout/woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout.php 1.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
woocommerce_inbox_variant_assignment Potential conflict with 3 plugins or themes

During use WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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.

What new PHP functions does WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway declare when it is active?

Using WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout


How to activate WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout --activate


How to reinstall WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout --force


How to update WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout


How to delete WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete woocommerce-gateway-paypal-express-checkout

Where can you download earlier versions of WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway?

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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway 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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway

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 WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.