wpsnoop: fix WP Geo plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP Geo 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 Geo version 3.5.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Geo to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.5.1 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 3.5.1 of WP Geo 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 Geo 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 Geo

Plugin Slug: wp-geo Internal ID: 86054 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 3.5.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 102 (579.79kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 9 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 31 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP Geo add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP Geo added 102 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/	8.30kB	The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/		The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/	571.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/	42.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/admin.php	18.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/dashboard.php	2.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/donate-links.php	890.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/editor.php	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/admin/settings.php	19.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/	29.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv2/	13.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv2/googlemapsv2.php	7.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv2/js/	6.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv2/js/admin-post.js	6.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv3/	15.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv3/googlemapsv3.php	9.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv3/js/	5.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/api/googlemapsv3/js/admin-post.js	5.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/css/	2.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/css/wp-geo.css	2.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/	15.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/logo/	6.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/logo/icon32.png	2.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/logo/wp-geo-icon.png	1.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/logo/wp-geo.png	2.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/	8.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/dot-marker-shadow.png	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/dot-marker.png	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/large-marker-shadow.png	665.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/large-marker.png	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/small-marker-shadow.png	1.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/img/markers/small-marker.png	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/	87.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/api.php	3.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/coord.php	1.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/feeds.php	2.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/functions.php	4.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/map.php	7.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/maps.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/marker.php	2.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/markers.php	6.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/point.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/polyline.php	1.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/query.php	2.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/shortcodes.php	7.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/templates.php	14.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/includes/wp-geo.php	28.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/	13.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/admin-post.js	2.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/	3.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/plugins/	3.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/plugins/wpgeomap/	3.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/plugins/wpgeomap/editor_plugin.js	985.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/plugins/wpgeomap/img/	2.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tinymce/plugins/wpgeomap/img/button.png	2.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/tooltip.js	1.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/wp-geo.js	3.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/js/wp-geo.v3.js	3.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/	342.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo_tr_TR.mo	13.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo_tr_TR.po	17.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-be_BY.mo	9.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-be_BY.po	12.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-bg_BG.mo	5.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-bg_BG.po	10.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-da_DK.mo	9.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-da_DK.po	14.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-de_DE.mo	13.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-de_DE.po	23.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-es_ES.mo	10.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-es_ES.po	16.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-fr_FR.mo	10.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-fr_FR.po	15.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-hr_HR.mo	8.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-hr_HR.po	10.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-it_IT.mo	10.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-it_IT.po	13.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-nl_NL.mo	12.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-nl_NL.po	15.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-ru_RU.mo	9.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-ru_RU.po	12.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-sr_RS.mo	13.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-sr_RS.po	17.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-zh_CN.mo	9.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo-zh_CN.po	12.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/languages/wp-geo.pot	12.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/readme.txt	18.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/widgets/	17.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/widgets/category-map.php	2.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/widgets/contextual-map.php	2.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/widgets/recent-locations.php	4.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/widgets/wpgeo-widget.php	9.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-geo/wp-geo.php	2.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/	8.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/	8.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/dot-marker-shadow.png	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/dot-marker.png	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/large-marker-shadow.png	665.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/large-marker.png	2.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/small-marker-shadow.png	1.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/uploads/wp-geo/markers/small-marker.png	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Geo add to WordPress?

The plugin WP Geo added 9 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[wp_geo_map]		The wp_geo_map shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[wpgeo]		The wpgeo shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_latitude]		The wpgeo_latitude shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_longitude]		The wpgeo_longitude shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_map]		The wpgeo_map shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_map_link]		The wpgeo_map_link shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_mashup]		The wpgeo_mashup shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_static_map]		The wpgeo_static_map shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[wpgeo_title]		The wpgeo_title 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 Geo?

WP Geo 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 Geo?

When WP Geo was activated and loaded for the first time it created 6 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
widget_wpgeo_category_map_widget		The widget_wpgeo_category_map_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_wpgeo_contextual_map_widget		The widget_wpgeo_contextual_map_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_wpgeo_recent_locations_widget		The widget_wpgeo_recent_locations_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
wp_geo_options		The wp_geo_options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:35:{s:10:"public_api";s:12:"googlemapsv3";s:9:"admin_api";s:12:"googlemapsv3";s:14:"google_api_key";s:0:"";s:15:"google_map_type";s:12:"G_NORMAL_MAP";s:13:"show_post_map";s:3:"TOP";s:20:"default_map_latitude";s:18:"51.492526418807465";s:21:"default_map_longitude";s:20:"-0.15754222869873047";s:17:"default_map_width";s:4:"100%";s:18:"default_map_height";s:5:"300px";s:16:"default_map_zoom";s:1:"5";s:19:"default_map_control";s:18:"GLargeMapControl3D";s:20:"show_map_type_normal";s:1:"Y";s:23:"show_map_type_satellite";s:1:"Y";s:20:"show_map_type_hybrid";s:1:"Y";s:22:"show_map_type_physical";s:1:"Y";s:14:"show_map_scale";s:1:"N";s:17:"show_map_overview";s:1:"N";s:23:"show_streetview_control";s:1:"N";s:14:"save_post_zoom";s:1:"N";s:18:"save_post_map_type";s:1:"N";s:22:"save_post_centre_point";s:1:"N";s:14:"show_polylines";s:1:"Y";s:15:"polyline_colour";s:7:"#FFFFFF";s:20:"supported_post_types";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"post";i:1;s:4:"page";}s:17:"show_maps_on_home";s:1:"Y";s:18:"show_maps_on_pages";s:1:"Y";s:18:"show_maps_on_posts";s:1:"Y";s:25:"show_maps_in_datearchives";s:1:"Y";s:29:"show_maps_in_categoryarchives";s:1:"Y";s:24:"show_maps_in_tagarchives";s:1:"Y";s:24:"show_maps_in_taxarchives";s:1:"Y";s:27:"show_maps_in_authorarchives";s:1:"Y";s:26:"show_maps_in_searchresults";s:1:"N";s:21:"show_maps_on_excerpts";s:1:"N";s:26:"add_geo_information_to_rss";s:1:"Y";}
wp_geo_show_version_msg		The wp_geo_show_version_msg option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
Y
wp_geo_version		The wp_geo_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
3.5.1

During use WP Geo 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 Geo there were 7 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
widget_wpgeo_category_map_widget
widget_wpgeo_contextual_map_widget
widget_wpgeo_recent_locations_widget
wp_geo_options
wp_geo_show_version_msg
wp_geo_version

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

Installing WP Geo added 31 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_wpgeo_latitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_latitude()
get_wpgeo_longitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_longitude()
get_wpgeo_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_map()
get_wpgeo_post_coord	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_post_coord()
get_wpgeo_post_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_post_map()
get_wpgeo_post_static_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_post_static_map()
get_wpgeo_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_wpgeo_title()
shortcode_wpgeo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo()
shortcode_wpgeo_latitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_latitude()
shortcode_wpgeo_longitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_longitude()
shortcode_wpgeo_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_map()
shortcode_wpgeo_map_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_map_link()
shortcode_wpgeo_mashup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_mashup()
shortcode_wpgeo_static_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_static_map()
shortcode_wpgeo_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shortcode_wpgeo_title()
wpgeo_check_db_version	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_check_db_version()
wpgeo_check_domain	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_check_domain()
wpgeo_check_version	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_check_version()
wpgeo_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_checkbox()
wpgeo_create_input_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_create_input_map()
wpgeo_css_dimension	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_css_dimension()
wpgeo_is_valid_geo_coord	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_is_valid_geo_coord()
wpgeo_latitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_latitude()
wpgeo_longitude	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_longitude()
wpgeo_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_map()
wpgeo_map_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_map_link()
wpgeo_post_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_post_map()
wpgeo_post_static_map	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_post_static_map()
wpgeo_select	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_select()
wpgeo_show_polylines_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_show_polylines_options()
wpgeo_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpgeo_title()

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

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

wp plugin install wp-geo

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

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

wp plugin install wp-geo --activate

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

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

wp plugin install wp-geo --force

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

wp plugin update wp-geo

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

wp plugin delete wp-geo

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Geo?

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 Geo 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 Geo

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