wpsnoop: fix WP-EMail plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP-EMail 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-EMail version 2.68.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP-EMail to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.68.2 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 2.68.2 of WP-EMail 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-EMail 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-EMail

Plugin Slug: wp-email Internal ID: 85447 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.68.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 17 (126.37kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 2 Database Tables: 1 Function Count: 54 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP-EMail add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP-EMail added 17 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/	126.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-css-rtl.css	36.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-css.css	339.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-image-verify.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-js.dev.js	6.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-js.js	4.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-manager.php	13.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-options.php	27.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-popup.php	1.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/email-standalone.php	542.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/images/	2.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/images/email_famfamfam.png	641.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/images/email.gif	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/images/loading.gif	771.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/readme.txt	7.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/uninstall.php	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-email/wp-email.php	60.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP-EMail add to WordPress?

The plugin WP-EMail added 2 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[email_link]		The email_link shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[donotemail]		The donotemail 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-EMail?

WP-EMail created 1 new database table when it was installed in our test environment:

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

After uninstalling and deleting WP-EMail 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-EMail?

When WP-EMail was activated and loaded for the first time it created 16 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
email_contenttype		The email_contenttype option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
text/html
email_fields		The email_fields option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:5:{s:8:"yourname";i:1;s:9:"youremail";i:1;s:11:"yourremarks";i:1;s:10:"friendname";i:1;s:11:"friendemail";i:1;}
email_imageverify		The email_imageverify option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
email_interval		The email_interval option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
10
email_multiple		The email_multiple option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
5
email_options		The email_options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:6:{s:9:"post_text";s:15:"Email This Post";s:9:"page_text";s:15:"Email This Page";s:10:"email_icon";s:19:"email_famfamfam.png";s:10:"email_type";i:1;s:11:"email_style";i:1;s:10:"email_html";s:74:"<a href="%EMAIL_URL%" rel="nofollow" title="%EMAIL_TEXT%">%EMAIL_TEXT%</a>";}
email_snippet		The email_snippet option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0
email_template_body		The email_template_body option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p>Hi <strong>%EMAIL_FRIEND_NAME%</strong>,<br />Your friend, <strong>%EMAIL_YOUR_NAME%</strong>, has recommended this article entitled '<strong>%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%</strong>' to you.</p><p><strong>Here is his/her remark:</strong><br />%EMAIL_YOUR_REMARKS%</p><p><strong>%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%</strong><br />Posted By %EMAIL_POST_AUTHOR% On %EMAIL_POST_DATE% In %EMAIL_POST_CATEGORY%</p>%EMAIL_POST_CONTENT%<p>Article taken from %EMAIL_BLOG_NAME% - <a href="%EMAIL_BLOG_URL%">%EMAIL_BLOG_URL%</a><br />URL to article: <a href="%EMAIL_PERMALINK%">%EMAIL_PERMALINK%</a></p>
email_template_bodyalt		The email_template_bodyalt option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
Hi %EMAIL_FRIEND_NAME%, Your friend, %EMAIL_YOUR_NAME%, has recommended this article entitled '%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%' to you. Here is his/her remarks: %EMAIL_YOUR_REMARKS% %EMAIL_POST_TITLE% Posted By %EMAIL_POST_AUTHOR% On %EMAIL_POST_DATE% In %EMAIL_POST_CATEGORY% %EMAIL_POST_CONTENT% Article taken from %EMAIL_BLOG_NAME% - %EMAIL_BLOG_URL% URL to article: %EMAIL_PERMALINK%
email_template_error		The email_template_error option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p>An error has occurred: <br /><strong>»</strong> %EMAIL_ERROR_MSG%</p>
email_template_sentfailed		The email_template_sentfailed option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p>An error has occurred when trying to send this email.</p>
email_template_sentsuccess		The email_template_sentsuccess option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p>Article: <strong>%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%</strong> has been sent to <strong>%EMAIL_FRIEND_NAME% (%EMAIL_FRIEND_EMAIL%)</strong></p><p>« <a href="%EMAIL_PERMALINK%">Back to %EMAIL_POST_TITLE%</a></p>
email_template_subject		The email_template_subject option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
Recommended Article By %EMAIL_YOUR_NAME%: %EMAIL_POST_TITLE%
email_template_subtitle		The email_template_subtitle option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p style="text-align: center;">Email a copy of <strong>'%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%'</strong> to a friend</p>
email_template_title		The email_template_title option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
E-Mail '%EMAIL_POST_TITLE%' To A Friend
widget_email		The widget_email option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use WP-EMail 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-EMail there were 2 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
widget_email

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What new PHP functions does WP-EMail declare when it is active?

Installing WP-EMail added 54 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
email_form	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_form()
get_ipaddress	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_ipaddress()
is_valid_email	7 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_valid_email()
snippet_text	5 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare snippet_text()
email_activate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_activate()
email_activation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_activation()
email_addfilters	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_addfilters()
email_category	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_category()
email_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_content()
email_content_alt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_content_alt()
email_donotemail_shortcode	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_donotemail_shortcode()
email_donotemail_shortcode2	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_donotemail_shortcode2()
email_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_fields()
email_fill_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_fill_fields()
email_flood_interval	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_flood_interval()
email_form_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_form_header()
email_get_remark	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_get_remark()
email_get_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_get_title()
email_groupby	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_groupby()
email_javascripts_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_javascripts_header()
email_join	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_join()
email_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_link()
email_link_shortcode	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_link_shortcode()
email_link_shortcode2	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_link_shortcode2()
email_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_menu()
email_meta_nofollow	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_meta_nofollow()
email_multiple	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_multiple()
email_orderby	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_orderby()
email_page_admin_general_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_page_admin_general_stats()
email_page_admin_most_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_page_admin_most_stats()
email_page_general_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_page_general_stats()
email_page_most_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_page_most_stats()
email_pagetitle	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_pagetitle()
email_popup_form_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_popup_form_header()
email_removefilters	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_removefilters()
email_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_scripts()
email_textdomain	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_textdomain()
email_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_title()
email_variables	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_variables()
email_wp_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare email_wp_stats()
get_email_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_email_content()
get_email_count	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_email_count()
get_emails	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_emails()
get_emails_failed	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_emails_failed()
get_emails_success	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_emails_success()
get_mostemailed	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_mostemailed()
is_valid_name	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_valid_name()
is_valid_remarks	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_valid_remarks()
not_spamming	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare not_spamming()
process_email_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare process_email_form()
snippet_words	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare snippet_words()
widget_email_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_email_init()
wp_email	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_email()
wp_email_endpoint	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_email_endpoint()

Using WP-EMail 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-EMail from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-email

How to activate WP-EMail from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-email --activate

How to reinstall WP-EMail from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-email --force

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

wp plugin update wp-email

How to delete WP-EMail from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-email

Where can you download earlier versions of WP-EMail?

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-EMail 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-EMail

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