wpsnoop: fix WP Mailing Group plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group version 2.0.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP Mailing Group to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.2 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 2.0.2 of WP Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/ 1.61MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/crons/ 23.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/crons/wpmg_cron_attachments.php 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/crons/wpmg_cron_bounced_email.php 3.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/crons/wpmg_cron_parse_email.php 4.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/crons/wpmg_cron_send_email.php 12.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/css/ 200.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/css/demo_table.css 23.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/css/wpmg-bootstrap-wrapper.css 177.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/ 98.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/add.png 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/back_disabled.png 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/back_enabled_hover.png 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/back_enabled.png 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/bin.png 14.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/del-inform.png 723.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/delete.png 1.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/edit.png 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/forward_disabled.png 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/forward_enabled_hover.png 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/forward_enabled.png 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/import.png 14.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/list.png 1.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/mail_outgoing.png 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/mail-incoming.png 1.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/mg_close.png 630.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/mg_loading.gif 765.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/remove.png 1.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/sort_asc_disabled.png 2.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/sort_asc.png 2.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/sort_both.png 2.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/sort_desc_disabled.png 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/sort_desc.png 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/tick.png 1.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/user_add.png 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/view_archive_blur-old.png 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/view_archive_blur.png 1.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/view_archive.png 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/view_users.png 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/wpmg_import_wordpress_users.png 5.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/wpmg_mailing_group_icons.png 16.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/images/zoom-in.png 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/js/ 116.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/js/ColVis.js 27.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/js/custom.js 8.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/js/custommenu.js 457.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/js/jquery.dataTables.js 78.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/ 183.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-de_DE.mo 10.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-de_DE.po 10.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-en_US.mo 38.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-en_US.po 38.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-es_ES.mo 42.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/languages/mailing-group-module-es_ES.po 42.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/ 131.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/captcha.php 522.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/class.phpmailer.php 77.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/class.smtp.php 26.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/mailinggroupclass.php 8.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/receivemail.class.php 10.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/lib/vcard.php 7.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/mailing-group-module.php 62.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/readme.txt 11.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-1.png 201.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-2.png 105.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-3.png 78.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-4.png 94.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-5.png 100.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/screenshot-6.png 39.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/ 196.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_adminmessageadd.php 7.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_adminmessagelist.php 5.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_contact.php 3.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_formstyle.php 6.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_help.php 6.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_imapemailconnection.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_importuser.php 10.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_intro_text.php 7.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_mailinggroupadd.php 36.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_mailinggrouplist.php 5.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_mailingrequest.php 17.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_mailingrequestadd.php 7.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_memberadd.php 16.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_membergroups.php 6.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_memberlist.php 7.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_messageadd.php 6.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_messagelist.php 6.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_sendmessage.php 6.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_settingstab.php 2.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_testmail.php 18.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_user_form.php 5.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_viewmessage.php 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/mg_viewmessageajax.php 1.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/temp/ 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-mailing-group/template/temp/sample.vcf 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP Mailing Group add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[mailing_group_form] The mailing_group_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 Mailing Group?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP Mailing Group?

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

During use WP Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
cron_add_weekly 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cron_add_weekly()
wp_new_user_notification 63 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_new_user_notification()
get_noreply_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_noreply_email()
get_test_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_test_email()
wpmg_activation_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_activation_url()
wpmg_add_mailing_group_plugin 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_add_mailing_group_plugin()
wpmg_add_menu_icons_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_add_menu_icons_styles()
wpmg_addeditmailinggroup_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_addeditmailinggroup_callback()
wpmg_addmailgroupsetting_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_addmailgroupsetting_callback()
wpmg_auto_delete_attachments 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_auto_delete_attachments()
wpmg_bainternet_allow_email_login 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_bainternet_allow_email_login()
wpmg_check_user_activation_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_check_user_activation_link()
wpmg_checklength 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_checklength()
wpmg_checkusername_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_checkusername_callback()
wpmg_cron_bounced_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_cron_bounced_email()
wpmg_cron_parse_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_cron_parse_email()
wpmg_cron_send_email 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_cron_send_email()
wpmg_custom_menu_hack 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_custom_menu_hack()
wpmg_dbaddslashes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_dbaddslashes()
wpmg_dbhtmlentities 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_dbhtmlentities()
wpmg_dbstripslashes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_dbstripslashes()
wpmg_delete_user_taxonomy 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_delete_user_taxonomy()
wpmg_get_user_role 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_get_user_role()
wpmg_let_to_num 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_let_to_num()
wpmg_mailing_group_deactivate 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailing_group_deactivate()
wpmg_mailing_group_form_func 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailing_group_form_func()
wpmg_mailing_group_language_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailing_group_language_init()
wpmg_mailing_group_uninstall 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailing_group_uninstall()
wpmg_mailinggroup_add 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_add()
wpmg_mailinggroup_adminmessageadd 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_adminmessageadd()
wpmg_mailinggroup_adminmessagelist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_adminmessagelist()
wpmg_mailinggroup_contact 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_contact()
wpmg_mailinggroup_generalsettingtab 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_generalsettingtab()
wpmg_mailinggroup_help 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_help()
wpmg_mailinggroup_importuser 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_importuser()
wpmg_mailinggroup_intro 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_intro()
wpmg_mailinggroup_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_list()
wpmg_mailinggroup_memberadd 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_memberadd()
wpmg_mailinggroup_membergroups 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_membergroups()
wpmg_mailinggroup_memberlist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_memberlist()
wpmg_mailinggroup_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_menu()
wpmg_mailinggroup_messageadd 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_messageadd()
wpmg_mailinggroup_messagelist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_messagelist()
wpmg_mailinggroup_requestmanageradd 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_requestmanageradd()
wpmg_mailinggroup_requestmanagerlist 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_requestmanagerlist()
wpmg_mailinggroup_sendmessage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_sendmessage()
wpmg_mailinggroup_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_style()
wpmg_mailinggroup_testmail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_testmail()
wpmg_mailinggroup_viewmessage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggroup_viewmessage()
wpmg_mailinggrouplisting_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mailinggrouplisting_callback()
wpmg_myendsession 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_myendsession()
wpmg_mystartsession 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_mystartsession()
wpmg_nl2brformat 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_nl2brformat()
wpmg_parse_vcards 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_parse_vcards()
wpmg_print_message 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_print_message()
wpmg_redirectto 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_redirectto()
wpmg_sendconfirmationtomember 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_sendconfirmationtomember()
wpmg_sendgroupconfirmationtomember 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_sendgroupconfirmationtomember()
wpmg_sendmessage_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_sendmessage_callback()
wpmg_sendmessagetoadmin 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_sendmessagetoadmin()
wpmg_sendmessagetosubscriber 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_sendmessagetosubscriber()
wpmg_set_content_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_set_content_type()
wpmg_showmessages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_showmessages()
wpmg_stringlength 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_stringlength()
wpmg_test_imap_conn_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_test_imap_conn_callback()
wpmg_trimval 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_trimval()
wpmg_user_signup_disable_inactive 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_user_signup_disable_inactive()
wpmg_viewmessage_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpmg_viewmessage_callback()

Using WP Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-mailing-group


How to activate WP Mailing Group from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-mailing-group --activate


How to reinstall WP Mailing Group from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-mailing-group --force


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

wp plugin update wp-mailing-group


How to delete WP Mailing Group from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-mailing-group

Where can you download earlier versions of WP Mailing Group?

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 Mailing Group 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 Mailing Group

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