wpsnoop: fix WP phpBB Bridge plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge version 2.0.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP phpBB Bridge to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.7 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 2.0.7 of WP phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/ 1.73MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/css/ 1.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/css/wpbb_admin.css 891.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/css/wpbb_reset.css 732.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/ 381.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-el.mo 27.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-el.po 36.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-en.mo 628.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-en.po 21.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-es.mo 18.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-es.po 28.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-it_IT.mo 18.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-it_IT.po 27.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-nl_NL.mo 18.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-nl_NL.po 29.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-pl_PL.mo 19.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-pl_PL.po 29.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-pt_BR.mo 18.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-pt_BR.po 28.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-ru_RU.mo 25.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/i18n/wpbb-ru_RU.po 34.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/ 15.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/bridge_32x32.png 1.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/bridge.png 620.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/loading.gif 10.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/pixel.png 921.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/img/updown.png 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/ 123.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/admin_pages/ 47.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/admin_pages/dashboard.php 32.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/admin_pages/donators.php 1.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/admin_pages/settings.php 12.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/widgets/ 46.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/widgets/wpbb_links_widget.php 13.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/widgets/wpbb_meta_widget.php 6.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/widgets/wpbb_topics_widget.php 11.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/widgets/wpbb_users_widget.php 14.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/wpbb_admin.php 5.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/wpbb_functions.php 22.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/wpbbreset/ 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/inc/wpbbreset/wpbbreset.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/js/ 8.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/js/wp_phpbb_bridge.js 8.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/readme.txt 9.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-1.jpg 11.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-11.jpg 19.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-12.jpg 79.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-13.jpg 26.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-14.jpg 10.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-15.jpg 24.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-16.jpg 31.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-17.jpg 17.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-18.jpg 25.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-19.jpg 10.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-20.jpg 20.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-3.jpg 679.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-4.jpg 11.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-5.jpg 107.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-6.jpg 24.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/screenshot-7.jpg 107.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/wp_phpbb_bridge.php 26.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP phpBB Bridge add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin WP phpBB Bridge?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WP phpBB Bridge?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
widget_phpbb3-links-widget The widget_phpbb3-links-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_phpbb3-meta-widget The widget_phpbb3-meta-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_phpbb3-posts-widget The widget_phpbb3-posts-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_phpbb3-users-widget The widget_phpbb3-users-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wpbb_version The wpbb_version option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use WP phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
add_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_post()
is_200 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_200()
print_array 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_array()
truncate_string 3 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare truncate_string()
aasort 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare aasort()
censor_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare censor_text()
datediff 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare datediff()
get_forum_avatar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_forum_avatar()
hash_generator 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hash_generator()
page_exists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare page_exists()
print_category_tree 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_category_tree()
print_forum 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare print_forum()
wp_generate_text_for_storage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_generate_text_for_storage()
wpbb_get_admin_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_admin_link()
wpbb_get_avatar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_avatar()
wpbb_get_mcp_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_mcp_link()
wpbb_get_restore_permissions_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_restore_permissions_link()
wpbb_get_sessionid 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_sessionid()
wpbb_get_time_current 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_time_current()
wpbb_get_time_last_visit 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_get_time_last_visit()
wpbb_is_active 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_is_active()
wpbb_is_user_logged_in 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpbb_is_user_logged_in()

Using WP phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-phpbb-bridge


How to activate WP phpBB Bridge from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-phpbb-bridge --activate


How to reinstall WP phpBB Bridge from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-phpbb-bridge --force


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

wp plugin update wp-phpbb-bridge


How to delete WP phpBB Bridge from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-phpbb-bridge

Where can you download earlier versions of WP phpBB Bridge?

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 phpBB Bridge 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 phpBB Bridge

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