wpsnoop: fix Appeal theme conflicts, errors & issues

When the theme Appeal 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 Appeal, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Appeal.

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

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What does Appeal version 1.2.72 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Appeal to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2.72 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 1.2.72 of Appeal behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this theme 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 Appeal by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this theme 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 theme analysis: Appeal

Theme Slug: appeal Internal ID: 103042 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.2.72 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 55 (900.48kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 28

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Which new files does Appeal add to WordPress?

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The theme Appeal added 55 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/appeal/	900.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/404.php	1.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/archive.php	3.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/	399.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/appeal_bootstrap_navwalker.php	7.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/appeal-default-header-img-small.png	11.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/appeal-default-header-img.png	97.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/appeal.js	312.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/bootstrap.js	68.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/	211.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/alpha-twitter.png	674.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/screenshot-02.png	31.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/screenshot-03.png	8.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/screenshot-04.png	6.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/screenshot-05.png	58.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/imgs/screenshot-twopart.png	105.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/linkico-blu.png	672.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/linkico-gray.png	612.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/linkico-grn.png	686.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/linkico-red.png	681.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/assets/linkico.png	584.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/attachment.php	2.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/author.php	2.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/comments-count.php	1.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/comments.php	2.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/content-header.php	3.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/content.php	19.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/customize.php	18.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/editor-style.css	4.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/footer.php	3.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/functions.php	15.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/header.php	2.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/home.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/index.php	756.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/languages/	11.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/languages/appeal.pot	11.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/nav-content.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/nothing.php	551.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/page.php	756.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/part-advert-top.php	831.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/part-metadata.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/readme.txt	7.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/screenshot.png	247.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/search.php	2.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/sidebar-bottom.php	162.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/sidebar-left.php	292.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/sidebar-top.php	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/sidebar.php	409.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/single.php	1.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/style.css	127.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/theme-options.php	8.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/tpl-advert-top.php	750.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/tpl-full-width.php	529.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/tpl-three-width.php	826.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/appeal/tpl-twopart.php	1.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Appeal add to WordPress?

The theme Appeal 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 theme Appeal?

Appeal did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the theme 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 Appeal?

When Appeal was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
current_theme		Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
Appeal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645519669;s:4:"data";a:3:{s:19:"wp_inactive_widgets";a:0:{}s:9:"sidebar-1";a:3:{i:0;s:7:"block-2";i:1;s:7:"block-3";i:2;s:7:"block-4";}s:9:"sidebar-2";a:2:{i:0;s:7:"block-5";i:1;s:7:"block-6";}}}}
theme_switched		Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
(empty string)
theme_mods_appeal		The theme_mods_appeal option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Appeal may or may not create more options depending on how the theme is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

After disabling and deleting Appeal there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_appeal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Appeal declare when it is active?

Installing Appeal added 28 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
appeal_add_options_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_add_options_page()
appeal_add_theme_settings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_add_theme_settings()
appeal_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_content_width()
appeal_custom_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_custom_excerpt_more()
appeal_custom_posts_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_custom_posts_excerpt_length()
appeal_custom_thumb_sizes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_custom_thumb_sizes()
appeal_customizer_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_customizer_css()
appeal_display_options_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_display_options_page()
appeal_fonts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_fonts()
appeal_fonts_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_fonts_url()
appeal_mce_google_fonts_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_mce_google_fonts_styles()
appeal_options_page_callback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_options_page_callback()
appeal_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_pingback_header()
appeal_post_formats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_post_formats()
appeal_register_sidebars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_register_sidebars()
appeal_register_theme_customizer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_register_theme_customizer()
appeal_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_sanitize_checkbox()
appeal_sanitize_number_absint	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_sanitize_number_absint()
appeal_sanitize_text	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_sanitize_text()
appeal_split_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_split_content()
appeal_theme_custom_logo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_custom_logo()
appeal_theme_excerpt_support	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_excerpt_support()
appeal_theme_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_header_style()
appeal_theme_queue_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_queue_js()
appeal_theme_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_scripts()
appeal_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_setup()
appeal_theme_wrapper_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_wrapper_end()
appeal_theme_wrapper_start	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare appeal_theme_wrapper_start()

Using Appeal 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 Appeal from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install appeal

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

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

wp theme install appeal --activate

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

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

wp theme install appeal --force

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

wp theme update appeal

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

wp theme delete appeal --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Appeal?

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 Appeal 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 Appeal

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