wpsnoop: fix WP Design Awards plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does WP Design Awards version 1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Design Awards to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1 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 of WP Design Awards 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 Design Awards 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 WP Design Awards add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/ 1.26MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/ 47.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/awards_icon.png 3.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/bg_jRatingInfos.png 3.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/category.png 2.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/designer.png 2.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/email.png 2.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/infos.png 2.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/link.png 2.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/more.png 2.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/options_page.css 4.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/rating.css 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/site.png 3.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/style.css 5.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/css/wheel.png 11.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/ 55.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/custom_post.php 1.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/display_gallery.php 9.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/form.php 6.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/functions.php 20.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/metaboxes.php 8.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/settings_page.php 8.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/files/taxonomy.php 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/images/ 7.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/images/default_image_preview.png 5.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/images/desaw_menu_icon.png 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/images/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/ 39.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/LICENSE.txt 17.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/main.js 4.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/rating.js 11.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/stars/ 3.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/stars/small.png 427.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/stars/stars_1.png 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/stars/stars.png 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/store.min.js 2.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/js/upload_thumbnail.js 99.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/language/ 3.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/language/english.php 1.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/language/greek.php 2.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/language/index.html No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/plugin.php 3.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/readme.txt 4.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/ 1.10MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/all-posts.jpg 201.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/create-edit-post.jpg 306.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/gallery.jpg 309.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/nominee-form.jpg 128.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-design-awards/screenshots/settings.jpg 184.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Design Awards add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[css_gallery] The css_gallery shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[nominee_form] The nominee_form 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 Design Awards?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP Design Awards?

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

During use WP Design Awards 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 WP Design Awards declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
display_gallery 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_gallery()
enqueue_scripts 38 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare enqueue_scripts()
form_validation 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare form_validation()
kriesi_pagination 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kriesi_pagination()
register_scripts 7 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_scripts()
register_styles 3 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_styles()
check_values 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_values()
column_head 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare column_head()
columns_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columns_content()
get_stats 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_stats()
get_url_fraction 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_url_fraction()
insert_awards_reference 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare insert_awards_reference()
install_database 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare install_database()
item_gallery_template 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare item_gallery_template()
kt_on_save_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kt_on_save_post()
nominee_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare nominee_form()
post_add_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare post_add_meta()
post_display 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare post_display()
query_slug 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare query_slug()
register_awards_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_awards_widget()
register_custom_metaboxes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_custom_metaboxes()
register_custom_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_custom_post()
register_settings_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_settings_page()
register_taxonomies 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_taxonomies()
register_upload_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_upload_thumbnail()
simple_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simple_pagination()
site_rating 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare site_rating()

Using WP Design Awards 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 Design Awards from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-design-awards


How to activate WP Design Awards from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-design-awards --activate


How to reinstall WP Design Awards from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-design-awards --force


How to update WP Design Awards to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update wp-design-awards


How to delete WP Design Awards from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-design-awards

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Design Awards?

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 Design Awards 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 Design Awards

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