wpsnoop: fix Arbutus theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Arbutus version 1.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Arbutus to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3 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 1.3 of Arbutus 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 Arbutus 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: Arbutus

Theme Slug: arbutus Internal ID: 103116 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.3 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 45 (951.12kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 31

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Which new files does Arbutus add to WordPress?

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The theme Arbutus added 45 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/arbutus/	951.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/404.php	767.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/archive.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/comments.php	2.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-aside.php	679.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-audio.php	600.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-gallery.php	805.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-image.php	526.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-none.php	1.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-page.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-quote.php	759.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-single.php	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content-video.php	600.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/content.php	709.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/editor-style.css	12.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/footer.php	742.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/functions.php	13.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/header.php	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/image.php	2.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/	484.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/default.png	42.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/	442.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/beach-madrone-small.jpg	24.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/beach-madrone.jpg	139.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/madrone-berries-small.jpg	25.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/madrone-berries.jpg	147.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/marina-strawberry-small.jpg	19.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/img/headers/marina-strawberry.jpg	86.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/inc/	28.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/inc/color-patterns.php	8.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/inc/customizer.php	5.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/inc/extras.php	909.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/inc/template-tags.php	14.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/index.php	1.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/js/	6.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/js/customize-preview.js	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/js/functions.js	1.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/js/navigation.js	3.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	650.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/page.php	826.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/readme.txt	5.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/screenshot.png	333.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/search.php	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/single.php	651.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/arbutus/style.css	42.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Arbutus add to WordPress?

The theme Arbutus 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 Arbutus?

Arbutus 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 Arbutus?

When Arbutus 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
Arbutus
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645532368;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_arbutus		The theme_mods_arbutus option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Arbutus 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 Arbutus there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_arbutus
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Arbutus added 31 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
arbutus_attachment_search	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_attachment_search()
arbutus_block_editor_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_block_editor_styles()
arbutus_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_body_classes()
arbutus_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_categorized_blog()
arbutus_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_category_transient_flusher()
arbutus_content_in_columns	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_content_in_columns()
arbutus_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_content_width()
arbutus_custom_color_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_custom_color_css()
arbutus_customize_partial_blogdescription	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_customize_partial_blogdescription()
arbutus_customize_partial_blogname	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_customize_partial_blogname()
arbutus_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_customize_preview_js()
arbutus_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_customize_register()
arbutus_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_excerpt_length()
arbutus_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_excerpt_more()
arbutus_font_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_font_url()
arbutus_footer_credits	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_footer_credits()
arbutus_gallery_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_gallery_excerpt()
arbutus_get_custom_color_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_get_custom_color_css()
arbutus_get_post_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_get_post_image()
arbutus_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_page_menu_args()
arbutus_paging_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_paging_nav()
arbutus_post_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_post_nav()
arbutus_post_thumbnail_img	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_post_thumbnail_img()
arbutus_post_thumbnail_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_post_thumbnail_style()
arbutus_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_posted_on()
arbutus_sanitize_boolean	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_sanitize_boolean()
arbutus_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_scripts()
arbutus_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_setup()
arbutus_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_widgets_init()
arbutus_word_count	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_word_count()
arbutus_wp_trim_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare arbutus_wp_trim_excerpt()

Using Arbutus 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 Arbutus from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install arbutus

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

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

wp theme install arbutus --activate

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

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

wp theme install arbutus --force

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

wp theme update arbutus

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

wp theme delete arbutus --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Arbutus?

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 Arbutus 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 Arbutus

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