wpsnoop: fix WP Excerpt Generator plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator version 2.6.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Excerpt Generator to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.6.1 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 2.6.1 of WP Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator

Plugin Slug: wp-excerpt-generator Internal ID: 85567 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.6.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 20 (614.14kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 23 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP Excerpt Generator add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP Excerpt Generator added 20 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/	614.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/excerpt-generator-admin.css	2.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/icon.png	2.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/js/	1.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/js/scripts.js	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/js/scripts.min.js	629.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/lang/	43.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/lang/wp-excerpt-generator-fr_BE.mo	8.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/lang/wp-excerpt-generator-fr_BE.po	13.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/lang/wp-excerpt-generator-fr_FR.mo	8.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/lang/wp-excerpt-generator-fr_FR.po	13.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/readme.txt	8.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/screenshot-1.png	76.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/screenshot-2.png	143.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/screenshot-3.png	86.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/screenshot-4.png	190.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/wp-excerpt-generator-functions.php	10.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/wp-excerpt-generator-maj-auto.php	6.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/wp-excerpt-generator-options.php	35.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-excerpt-generator/wp-excerpt-generator.php	5.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Excerpt Generator add to WordPress?

The plugin WP Excerpt Generator did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin WP Excerpt Generator?

WP Excerpt Generator did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP Excerpt Generator?

When WP Excerpt Generator 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
wp_excerpt_generator_break		The wp_excerpt_generator_break option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[...]
wp_excerpt_generator_breakOK		The wp_excerpt_generator_breakOK option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
wp_excerpt_generator_cleaner		The wp_excerpt_generator_cleaner option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
wp_excerpt_generator_delete_shortcode		The wp_excerpt_generator_delete_shortcode option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
wp_excerpt_generator_deleteExcerpt		The wp_excerpt_generator_deleteExcerpt option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
wp_excerpt_generator_htmlBR		The wp_excerpt_generator_htmlBR option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
wp_excerpt_generator_htmlOK		The wp_excerpt_generator_htmlOK option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
none
wp_excerpt_generator_maj		The wp_excerpt_generator_maj option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
wp_excerpt_generator_method		The wp_excerpt_generator_method option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
paragraph
wp_excerpt_generator_nbletters		The wp_excerpt_generator_nbletters option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
600
wp_excerpt_generator_nbparagraphs		The wp_excerpt_generator_nbparagraphs option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
wp_excerpt_generator_nbwords		The wp_excerpt_generator_nbwords option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
100
wp_excerpt_generator_save		The wp_excerpt_generator_save option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
wp_excerpt_generator_status		The wp_excerpt_generator_status option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
publish
wp_excerpt_generator_type		The wp_excerpt_generator_type option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
pagepost
wp_excerpt_generator_version		The wp_excerpt_generator_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
2.6.1

During use WP Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator there were 1 option still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does WP Excerpt Generator declare when it is active?

Installing WP Excerpt Generator added 23 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
closetags	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare closetags()
limit_words	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_words()
limit_letters	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_letters()
limit_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_more()
limit_owntag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_owntag()
limit_paragraph	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_paragraph()
wp_excerpt_generator_admin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_admin()
wp_excerpt_generator_admin_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_admin_css()
wp_excerpt_generator_admin_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_admin_scripts()
wp_excerpt_generator_callback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_callback()
wp_excerpt_generator_delete	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_delete()
wp_excerpt_generator_deleteselectedexcerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_deleteselectedexcerpt()
wp_excerpt_generator_deleteselectedexcerpts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_deleteselectedexcerpts()
wp_excerpt_generator_desinstall	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_desinstall()
wp_excerpt_generator_edit	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_edit()
wp_excerpt_generator_editselectedexcerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_editselectedexcerpt()
wp_excerpt_generator_generate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_generate()
wp_excerpt_generator_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_install()
wp_excerpt_generator_lang	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_lang()
wp_excerpt_generator_update	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_update()
wp_excerpt_generator_update_auto	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_update_auto()
wp_excerpt_generator_update_maj_auto	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_update_maj_auto()
wp_excerpt_generator_upgrade	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_excerpt_generator_upgrade()

Using WP Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-excerpt-generator

How to activate WP Excerpt Generator from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-excerpt-generator --activate

How to reinstall WP Excerpt Generator from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-excerpt-generator --force

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

wp plugin update wp-excerpt-generator

How to delete WP Excerpt Generator from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-excerpt-generator

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Excerpt Generator?

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 Excerpt Generator 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 Excerpt Generator

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