wpsnoop: fix WP Guest Book plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP Guest Book 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 Guest Book version 1.6 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Guest Book to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.6 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 1.6 of WP Guest Book 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 Guest Book 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 Guest Book add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/ 2.62MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/ajax-loader.gif 8.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/css/ 38.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/css/font-awesome.min.css 26.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/css/guest-book-style.css 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/css/style.css 10.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/ 818.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 69.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 357.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 138.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 81.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 65.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 107.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/img/ 7.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/img/next.png 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/img/prev.png 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/img/profile-img.png 5.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/includes/ 1.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/includes/meta-options.php 1.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/index.php 27.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/ 94.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/jquery.flexslider-min.js 21.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/jquery.validate-full.js 945.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/jquery.validate-old.js 41.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/jquery.validate.js 3.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/jquery.validation.functions.js 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/main.js 987.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/js/masonry.pkgd.min.js 24.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/ 1.64MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/ 847.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/css/ 112.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/css/ot-admin-rtl.css 16.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/css/ot-admin.css 95.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/fonts/ 580.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/fonts/option-tree-font.eot 92.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/fonts/option-tree-font.svg 289.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/fonts/option-tree-font.ttf 92.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/fonts/option-tree-font.woff 105.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ 27.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/ 23.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/dual-sidebar.png 3.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/full-width.png 3.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/left-dual-sidebar.png 3.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/left-sidebar.png 3.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/right-dual-sidebar.png 3.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/layout/right-sidebar.png 3.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ot-pre-bg.gif 48.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ot-select-hover-rtl.png 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ot-select-hover.png 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ot-select-rtl.png 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/images/ot-select.png 1.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/ 84.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/ot-admin.js 45.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/ot-postformats.js 2.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/vendor/ 37.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/vendor/jquery/ 37.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/js/vendor/jquery/jquery-ui-timepicker.js 37.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/theme-mode/ 42.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/theme-mode/demo-functions.php 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/theme-mode/demo-meta-boxes.php 2.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/assets/theme-mode/demo-theme-options.php 38.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/composer.json 274.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ 471.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-cleanup-api.php 10.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-admin.php 190.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-compat.php 9.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-deprecated.php 2.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-docs-page.php 59.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-option-types.php 119.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions-settings-page.php 22.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-functions.php 9.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-meta-box-api.php 12.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-post-formats-api.php 3.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/includes/ot-settings-api.php 31.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/languages/ 265.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/languages/option-tree-et.mo 80.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/languages/option-tree-et.po 112.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/languages/option-tree.po 73.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/license.txt 34.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/ot-loader.php 23.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/option-tree/readme.txt 38.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-guest-book/readme.txt 1.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Guest Book add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[add_guest_book_form] The add_guest_book_form shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[guest_book] The guest_book shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[guest_book_grid] The guest_book_grid shortcode doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
[guest_book_slider] The guest_book_slider 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 Guest Book?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP Guest Book?

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

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
get_option_tree 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_option_tree()
option_tree_stripslashes 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare option_tree_stripslashes()
ot_echo_option 17 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_echo_option()
ot_get_option 19 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_get_option()
ot_layouts_id 17 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_layouts_id()
ot_load_dynamic_css 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_load_dynamic_css()
ot_load_google_fonts_css 12 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_load_google_fonts_css()
ot_options_id 17 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_options_id()
ot_register_theme_options_admin_bar_menu 18 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_register_theme_options_admin_bar_menu()
ot_settings_id 17 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_settings_id()
ot_wpml_filter 19 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ot_wpml_filter()
adding_ajax_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adding_ajax_footer()
custom_css_add 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare custom_css_add()
custom_meta_boxes1 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare custom_meta_boxes1()
front_end_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare front_end_form()
front_end_form_process 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare front_end_form_process()
guest_book_cursol_function 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_cursol_function()
guest_book_grid_function 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_grid_function()
guest_book_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_option()
guest_book_option_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_option_page()
guest_book_posts_link_attributes_1 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_posts_link_attributes_1()
guest_book_posts_link_attributes_2 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_posts_link_attributes_2()
guest_book_slider_function 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_slider_function()
guest_book_system 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_system()
guest_book_taxonomies 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_taxonomies()
guest_book_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_book_type()
guest_scripts_basic 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare guest_scripts_basic()

Using WP Guest Book 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 Guest Book from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-guest-book


How to activate WP Guest Book from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-guest-book --activate


How to reinstall WP Guest Book from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-guest-book --force


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

wp plugin update wp-guest-book


How to delete WP Guest Book from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-guest-book

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Guest Book?

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 Guest Book 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 Guest Book

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