wpsnoop: fix WP Course Manager plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with WP Course Manager.

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

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File System Issues

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What does WP Course Manager version 1.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Course Manager to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 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 1.3 of WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager 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: WP Course Manager

Plugin Slug: wp-course-manager Internal ID: 84752 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.3 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 39 (1.16MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 3 Database Tables: 4 Function Count: 41 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP Course Manager add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP Course Manager added 39 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/	1.16MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/1.png	94.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/2.png	90.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/3.png	63.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/4.png	25.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/5.png	48.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/6.png	120.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/7.png	77.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/images/	839.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/images/asc.gif	54.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/images/close_button_20.png	667.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/images/desc.gif	54.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/images/unsorted.gif	64.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/jquery.tablesorter.js	39.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/LICENSE	17.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/README.md	162.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/readme.txt	3.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-1.png	94.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-2.png	90.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-3.png	63.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-4.png	25.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-5.png	48.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-6.png	120.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/screenshot-7.png	77.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/uninstall.php	1.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wp-course-manager-sv_SE.mo	8.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wp-course-manager-sv_SE.po	12.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wp-course-manager.mo	452.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wp-course-manager.php	2.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wp-course-manager.pot	9.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_db_access.php	8.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_edit_courses.php	7.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_edit_lecturers.php	5.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_edit_schedule.php	4.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_front-end.php	8.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_install_upgrade.php	1.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_plugin_options.php	9.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/wpcm_scripts.js	1.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-course-manager/WPCM.css	2.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Course Manager add to WordPress?

The plugin WP Course Manager added 3 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[wpcm_courses]		The wpcm_courses shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpcm_lecturers]		The wpcm_lecturers shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpcm_schedule]		The wpcm_schedule 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 WP Course Manager?

WP Course Manager created 4 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

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

After uninstalling and deleting WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager?

When WP Course Manager 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
wpcm_date_display_setting		The wpcm_date_display_setting option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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During use WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager there were 2 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
wpcm_date_display_setting

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What new PHP functions does WP Course Manager declare when it is active?

Installing WP Course Manager added 41 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
get_event	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_event()
register_plugin_scripts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_plugin_scripts()
register_plugin_styles	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_plugin_styles()
set_schedule	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_schedule()
update_schedule	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_schedule()
wpcm_install	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_install()
add_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_course()
add_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_lecturer()
add_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_schedule()
delete_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare delete_course()
delete_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare delete_lecturer()
delete_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare delete_schedule()
get_course_holders	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_course_holders()
get_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_courses()
get_lecturers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_lecturers()
get_lecturers_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_lecturers_courses()
get_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_schedule()
list_all_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare list_all_courses()
list_all_lecturers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare list_all_lecturers()
list_all_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare list_all_schedule()
print_status	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_status()
remove_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_course()
remove_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_lecturer()
remove_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_schedule()
set_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_course()
set_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare set_lecturer()
text2html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare text2html()
update_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_course()
update_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare update_lecturer()
wpcm_edit_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_edit_courses()
wpcm_edit_lecturers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_edit_lecturers()
wpcm_edit_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_edit_schedule()
wpcm_list_all_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_list_all_courses()
wpcm_list_all_lecturers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_list_all_lecturers()
wpcm_list_courses	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_list_courses()
wpcm_list_lecturers	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_list_lecturers()
wpcm_list_schedule	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_list_schedule()
wpcm_options_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_options_menu()
wpcm_plugin_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_plugin_options()
wpcm_show_one_course	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_show_one_course()
wpcm_show_one_lecturer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpcm_show_one_lecturer()

Using WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-course-manager

How to activate WP Course Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-course-manager --activate

How to reinstall WP Course Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-course-manager --force

How to update WP Course Manager to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update wp-course-manager

How to delete WP Course Manager from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-course-manager

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Course Manager?

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 WP Course Manager 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 WP Course Manager

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 WP Course Manager. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.