wpsnoop: fix Widget Master plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Widget Master leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Widget Master version 1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Widget Master to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2 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 1.2 of Widget Master 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 Widget Master 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: Widget Master

Plugin Slug: wp-widget-master Internal ID: 90452 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 1.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 51 (521.66kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 21 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Widget Master add to WordPress?

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The plugin Widget Master added 51 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/	521.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/colorpicker/	19.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/colorpicker/colorpicker.css	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/colorpicker/colorpicker.js	16.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/content-setting.php	13.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/features/	24.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/features/hide-display-widgets.php	24.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/	268.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/barkentina_1-webfont.eot	30.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/barkentina_1-webfont.svg	116.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/barkentina_1-webfont.ttf	59.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/barkentina_1-webfont.woff	33.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/fonts/barkentina_1-webfont.woff2	27.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/	25.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_background.png	1.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_hex.png	532.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_hsb_b.png	970.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_hsb_h.png	0.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_hsb_s.png	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_indic.gif	86.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_overlay.png	10.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_rgb_b.png	970.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_rgb_g.png	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_rgb_r.png	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_select.gif	78.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/colorpicker_submit.png	984.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/custom_indic.gif	86.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/jetpack-logo.png	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/picker.png	1.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/images/the-cloud-sm.svg	3.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/	21.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/	20.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/class-recursive-arrayaccess.php	4.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/class-wp-session-utils.php	3.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/class-wp-session.php	6.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/wp-cli.php	3.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/includes/wp-session.php	3.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/includes/wp-session-manager.php	925.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/index.html	44.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/jquery-1.11.3.min.js	93.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/languages/	23.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/languages/colorpicker.css	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/languages/colorpicker.js	16.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/languages/widget-master.mo	462.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/languages/widget-master.po	4.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/readme.txt	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/report.php	2.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/style.css	4.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/turn_on_off_features.php	4.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/widget-master.php	13.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wp-widget-master/widgets_pack.php	2.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Widget Master add to WordPress?

The plugin Widget Master did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Widget Master?

Widget Master 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 Widget Master?

When Widget Master was activated and loaded for the first time it created 18 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
WidgetMaster_Border_Color		The WidgetMaster_Border_Color option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
b4b9be
WidgetMaster_Border_Radius		The WidgetMaster_Border_Radius option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
0
WidgetMaster_fromemail		The WidgetMaster_fromemail option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
admin@contactform.com
WidgetMaster_Icon_Align		The WidgetMaster_Icon_Align option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
right
WidgetMaster_Icon_Bg_color		The WidgetMaster_Icon_Bg_color option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
(empty string)
WidgetMaster_Icon_Close		The WidgetMaster_Icon_Close option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
-
WidgetMaster_Icon_color		The WidgetMaster_Icon_color option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
b4b9be
WidgetMaster_Icon_Open		The WidgetMaster_Icon_Open option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
+
WidgetMaster_Icon_padding		The WidgetMaster_Icon_padding option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
7
WidgetMaster_Icon_size		The WidgetMaster_Icon_size option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
10
WidgetMaster_On_Archives		The WidgetMaster_On_Archives option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
YES
WidgetMaster_On_Homepage		The WidgetMaster_On_Homepage option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
YES
WidgetMaster_On_Pages		The WidgetMaster_On_Pages option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
YES
WidgetMaster_On_Posts		The WidgetMaster_On_Posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
YES
WidgetMaster_On_Search		The WidgetMaster_On_Search option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
YES
WidgetMaster_Open_Close_Main_Feature		The WidgetMaster_Open_Close_Main_Feature option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ON
WidgetMaster_Session_Expiration		The WidgetMaster_Session_Expiration option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
14400
WidgetMaster_Turn_On_Off_Features		The WidgetMaster_Turn_On_Off_Features option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
ON

During use Widget Master 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 Widget Master there were 19 options still present in the wp-options table:

recently_activated
WidgetMaster_Border_Color
WidgetMaster_Border_Radius
WidgetMaster_fromemail
WidgetMaster_Icon_Align
WidgetMaster_Icon_Bg_color
WidgetMaster_Icon_Close
WidgetMaster_Icon_color
WidgetMaster_Icon_Open
WidgetMaster_Icon_padding
WidgetMaster_Icon_size
WidgetMaster_On_Archives
WidgetMaster_On_Homepage
WidgetMaster_On_Pages
WidgetMaster_On_Posts
WidgetMaster_On_Search
WidgetMaster_Open_Close_Main_Feature
WidgetMaster_Session_Expiration
WidgetMaster_Turn_On_Off_Features

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What new PHP functions does Widget Master declare when it is active?

Installing Widget Master added 21 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
wp_session_cache_expire	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_cache_expire()
wp_session_cleanup	31 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_cleanup()
wp_session_commit	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_commit()
wp_session_decode	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_decode()
wp_session_encode	30 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_encode()
wp_session_regenerate_id	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_regenerate_id()
wp_session_register_garbage_collection	31 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_register_garbage_collection()
wp_session_start	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_start()
wp_session_status	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_status()
wp_session_unset	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_unset()
wp_session_write_close	32 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wp_session_write_close()
widget_params	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_params()
widgetmaster	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster()
widgetmaster_add_to_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_add_to_menu()
widgetmaster_admin	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_admin()
widgetmaster_control	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_control()
widgetmaster_deactivation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_deactivation()
widgetmaster_install	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_install()
widgetmaster_plugin_query_vars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_plugin_query_vars()
widgetmaster_textdomain	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widgetmaster_textdomain()
wm_load_my_script	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wm_load_my_script()

Using Widget Master 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 Widget Master from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-widget-master

How to activate Widget Master from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-widget-master --activate

How to reinstall Widget Master from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp plugin install wp-widget-master --force

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

wp plugin update wp-widget-master

How to delete Widget Master from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wp-widget-master

Where can you download earlier versions of Widget Master?

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 Widget Master 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 Widget Master

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