wpsnoop: fix WP-Polls plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WP-Polls 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-Polls version 2.75.6 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WP-Polls to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.75.6 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 2.75.6 of WP-Polls 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-Polls 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-Polls

Plugin Slug: wp-polls Internal ID: 87972 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.75.6 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 28 (233.69kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 2 Database Tables: 3 Function Count: 51 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WP-Polls add to WordPress?

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The plugin WP-Polls added 28 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/	233.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/composer.json	377.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/	927.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default_gradient/	91.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default_gradient/pollbg.gif	91.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default/	65.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default/pollbg.gif	65.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/loading.gif	771.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-add.php	9.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-admin-css.css	167.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-admin-js.dev.js	7.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-admin-js.js	5.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-css-rtl.css	786.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-css.css	2.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-js.dev.js	5.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-js.js	3.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-logs.php	23.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-manager.php	29.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-options.php	20.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/polls-templates.php	27.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/readme.txt	10.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/tinymce/	1.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/tinymce/plugins/	1.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/tinymce/plugins/polls/	1.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/tinymce/plugins/polls/plugin.js	761.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/tinymce/plugins/polls/plugin.min.js	578.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/uninstall.php	1.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/wp-polls.php	82.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WP-Polls add to WordPress?

The plugin WP-Polls added 2 new shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

ShortCode		Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[page_polls]		The page_polls shortcode has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
[poll]		The poll shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.

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-Polls?

WP-Polls created 3 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:

Table name	Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
wp_pollsa	The wp_pollsa table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_pollsip	The wp_pollsip table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp_pollsq	The wp_pollsq table doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

After uninstalling and deleting WP-Polls using WP-CLI there were 0 database tables that still remained.

Table name	Status

Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan tables could mean to your WordPress installation and some tips on how to deal with it.

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

When WP-Polls was activated and loaded for the first time it created 31 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
widget_polls-widget		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
poll_ajax_style		The poll_ajax_style option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:2:{s:7:"loading";i:1;s:6:"fading";i:1;}
poll_allowtovote		The poll_allowtovote option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
2
poll_ans_result_sortby		The poll_ans_result_sortby option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
polla_votes
poll_ans_result_sortorder		The poll_ans_result_sortorder option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
desc
poll_ans_sortby		The poll_ans_sortby option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
polla_aid
poll_ans_sortorder		The poll_ans_sortorder option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
asc
poll_archive_displaypoll		The poll_archive_displaypoll option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
2
poll_archive_perpage		The poll_archive_perpage option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
5
poll_archive_url		The poll_archive_url option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
http://testing.local/pollsarchive
poll_bar		The poll_bar option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:4:{s:5:"style";s:7:"default";s:10:"background";s:6:"d8e1eb";s:6:"border";s:6:"c8c8c8";s:6:"height";i:8;}
poll_close		The poll_close option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
poll_cookielog_expiry		The poll_cookielog_expiry option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0
poll_currentpoll		The poll_currentpoll option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0
poll_latestpoll		The poll_latestpoll option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
1
poll_logging_method		The poll_logging_method option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
3
poll_template_disable		The poll_template_disable option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
poll_template_error		The poll_template_error option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
An error has occurred when processing your poll.
poll_template_pollarchivefooter		The poll_template_pollarchivefooter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p>Start Date: %POLL_START_DATE%<br />End Date: %POLL_END_DATE%</p>
poll_template_pollarchiveheader		The poll_template_pollarchiveheader option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
poll_template_pollarchivelink		The poll_template_pollarchivelink option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<ul><li><a href="%POLL_ARCHIVE_URL%">Polls Archive</a></li></ul>
poll_template_pollarchivepagingfooter		The poll_template_pollarchivepagingfooter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
poll_template_pollarchivepagingheader		The poll_template_pollarchivepagingheader option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
poll_template_resultbody		The poll_template_resultbody option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<li>%POLL_ANSWER% <small>(%POLL_ANSWER_PERCENTAGE%%, %POLL_ANSWER_VOTES% Votes)</small><div class="pollbar" style="width: %POLL_ANSWER_IMAGEWIDTH%%;" title="%POLL_ANSWER_TEXT% (%POLL_ANSWER_PERCENTAGE%% \| %POLL_ANSWER_VOTES% Votes)"></div></li>
poll_template_resultbody2		The poll_template_resultbody2 option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<li><strong><i>%POLL_ANSWER% <small>(%POLL_ANSWER_PERCENTAGE%%, %POLL_ANSWER_VOTES% Votes)</small></i></strong><div class="pollbar" style="width: %POLL_ANSWER_IMAGEWIDTH%%;" title="You Have Voted For This Choice - %POLL_ANSWER_TEXT% (%POLL_ANSWER_PERCENTAGE%% \| %POLL_ANSWER_VOTES% Votes)"></div></li>
poll_template_resultfooter		The poll_template_resultfooter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
</ul><p style="text-align: center;">Total Voters: <strong>%POLL_TOTALVOTERS%</strong></p></div>
poll_template_resultfooter2		The poll_template_resultfooter2 option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
</ul><p style="text-align: center;">Total Voters: <strong>%POLL_TOTALVOTERS%</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="#VotePoll" onclick="poll_booth(%POLL_ID%); return false;" title="Vote For This Poll">Vote</a></p></div>
poll_template_resultheader		The poll_template_resultheader option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>%POLL_QUESTION%</strong></p><div id="polls-%POLL_ID%-ans" class="wp-polls-ans"><ul class="wp-polls-ul">
poll_template_votebody		The poll_template_votebody option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<li><input type="%POLL_CHECKBOX_RADIO%" id="poll-answer-%POLL_ANSWER_ID%" name="poll_%POLL_ID%" value="%POLL_ANSWER_ID%" /> <label for="poll-answer-%POLL_ANSWER_ID%">%POLL_ANSWER%</label></li>
poll_template_votefooter		The poll_template_votefooter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
</ul><p style="text-align: center;"><input type="button" name="vote" value=" Vote " class="Buttons" onclick="poll_vote(%POLL_ID%);" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="#ViewPollResults" onclick="poll_result(%POLL_ID%); return false;" title="View Results Of This Poll">View Results</a></p></div>
poll_template_voteheader		The poll_template_voteheader option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>%POLL_QUESTION%</strong></p><div id="polls-%POLL_ID%-ans" class="wp-polls-ans"><ul class="wp-polls-ul">

During use WP-Polls 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-Polls there were 3 options still present in the wp-options table:

poll_template_pollarchivepagingfooter
poll_template_pollarchivepagingheader
recently_activated

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

Installing WP-Polls added 51 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
check_allowtovote	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_allowtovote()
check_voted	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_voted()
check_voted_cookie	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_voted_cookie()
check_voted_ip	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_voted_ip()
check_voted_multiple	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_voted_multiple()
check_voted_username	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare check_voted_username()
cron_polls_place	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cron_polls_place()
cron_polls_status	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cron_polls_status()
display_pollresult	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_pollresult()
display_polls_archive_link	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_polls_archive_link()
display_pollvote	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare display_pollvote()
get_ipaddress	4 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_ipaddress()
get_poll	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_poll()
get_pollanswers	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_pollanswers()
get_pollquestions	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_pollquestions()
get_pollvoters	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_pollvoters()
get_pollvotes	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_pollvotes()
in_pollarchive	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare in_pollarchive()
poll_footer_admin	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_footer_admin()
poll_menu	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_menu()
poll_page_shortcode	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_page_shortcode()
poll_scripts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_scripts()
poll_scripts_admin	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_scripts_admin()
poll_shortcode	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_shortcode()
poll_timestamp	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_timestamp()
poll_tinymce_addbuttons	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_tinymce_addbuttons()
poll_tinymce_addplugin	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_tinymce_addplugin()
poll_tinymce_registerbutton	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_tinymce_registerbutton()
polls_archive	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_archive()
polls_archive_link	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_archive_link()
polls_latest_id	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_latest_id()
polls_page_admin_general_stats	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_page_admin_general_stats()
polls_page_general_stats	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_page_general_stats()
polls_textdomain	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_textdomain()
removeslashes	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare removeslashes()
vote_poll	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare vote_poll()
widget_polls_init	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_polls_init()
_polls_get_ans_result_sort	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _polls_get_ans_result_sort()
_polls_get_ans_sort	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _polls_get_ans_sort()
get_poll_question	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_poll_question()
get_polltime	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_polltime()
get_pollvotes_by_id	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_pollvotes_by_id()
manage_poll	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare manage_poll()
poll_get_hostname	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_get_hostname()
poll_get_ipaddress	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_get_ipaddress()
poll_template_vote_markup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_template_vote_markup()
poll_tinymce_translation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare poll_tinymce_translation()
polls_activate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_activate()
polls_activation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_activation()
polls_wp_stats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare polls_wp_stats()
vote_poll_process	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare vote_poll_process()

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

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

wp plugin install wp-polls

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

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

wp plugin install wp-polls --activate

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

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

wp plugin install wp-polls --force

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

wp plugin update wp-polls

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

wp plugin delete wp-polls

Where can you download earlier versions of WP-Polls?

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-Polls 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-Polls

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