wpsnoop: fix Best News theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Best News version 1.1.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Best News to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.7 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 1.1.7 of Best News 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 Best News 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.

Which new files does Best News add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/best-news/ 3.31MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/404.php 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/archive.php 708.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/ 1.79MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/ 348.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/animate.css 76.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/bootstrap.css 173.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/font-awesome.css 40.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/jquery.fancybox.css 17.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/magnific-popup.css 6.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/owl-carousel.css 5.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/reset.css 19.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/responsive.css 4.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/css/slicknav.css 3.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/customizer/ 28.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/customizer/repeater.css 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/customizer/repeater.js 24.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/ 928.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 161.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 161.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/ 530.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/active.js 6.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/bootstrap.js 112.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/easing.js 4.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/jquery.fancybox.js 156.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/jquery.matchHeight.js 12.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/jquery.scrollUp.js 5.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/jquery.slicknav.js 20.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/magnific-popup.js 60.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/modernizr.js 24.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/owl.carousel.js 52.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/popper.js 32.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/steller.js 23.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/assets/js/wow.js 18.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/ 7.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-archive-left.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-archive-none.php 1.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-archive-right.php 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-search-none.php 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-single-left.php 1.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-single-none.php 993.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/blog/sidebar-single-right.php 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/comments.php 1.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/footer.php 3.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/functions.php 9.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/header.php 6.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/home-template.php 466.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/ 447.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/author-section.php 1.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/breadcrumbs.php 38.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/custom-header.php 1.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/ 62.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/blog-panel.php 5.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/customizer-color.php 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/customizer-css.php 12.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/customizer-sanitize.php 2.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/customizer.php 6.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/footer-panel.php 5.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/general-panel.php 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/header-panel.php 22.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/customizer/other-panel.php 3.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/demo/ 3.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/demo/class-demo.php 2.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/demo/demo.php 952.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/dropdown-author.php 1.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/dropdown-category.php 1.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/enqueue.php 4.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/filters.php 500.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/fontawesome.php 20.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/ 153.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/100_66.png 14.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/300_300.png 15.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/302_201.png 15.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/332_221.png 15.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/350_233.png 15.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/445_466.png 16.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/477_318.png 15.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/60_55.png 14.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/730_487.png 16.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/images/80_80.png 14.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/jetpack.php 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/related-post.php 1.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/repeater/ 27.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/repeater/best_new-class-control-repeater.php 25.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/repeater/best_new-class-repeater-settings.php 2.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/template-functions.php 4.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/template-tags.php 3.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/ 32.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/about.php 5.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/class-about.php 23.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/css/ 2.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/css/about.css 2.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/js/ 593.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/theme-info/js/about.js 593.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/upgrade-to-pro/ 2.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/upgrade-to-pro/control.php 1.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/upgrade-to-pro/pro.css 495.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/upgrade-to-pro/pro.js 276.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/ 75.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/footer-layout/ 3.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/footer-layout/widget-footer-news-layouts.php 3.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/ 64.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/widget-news-layouts-1.php 8.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/widget-news-layouts-10.php 8.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/widget-news-layouts-2.php 27.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/widget-news-layouts-4.php 10.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/news-layout/widget-news-layouts-6.php 8.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/popular-news-comments-tab.php 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/widgets/widget.php 1.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/inc/wp-bootstrap-navwalker.php 9.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/index.php 978.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/js/ 4.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/js/customizer.js 995.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/js/navigation.js 2.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 685.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/page.php 2.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/readme.txt 8.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/screenshot.png 0.97MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/search.php 705.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/sections/ 5.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/sections/section-hot-news.php 1.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/sections/section-news-slider.php 3.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/sidebar.php 336.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/single.php 700.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/style.css 44.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/template-parts/ 5.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/template-parts/content-none.php 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/template-parts/content-page.php 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/template-parts/content-single.php 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/best-news/template-parts/content.php 1.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Best News add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Best News?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Best News?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
current_theme Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
theme_switched Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
widget_footer-latest-news Potential conflict with 2 plugins or themes
widget_news-block-layout-one Potential conflict with 3 plugins or themes
widget_news-block-layout-two Potential conflict with 3 plugins or themes
theme_mods_best-news The theme_mods_best-news option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_best_news_popular_news_comment The widget_best_news_popular_news_comment option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-block-layout-four The widget_news-block-layout-four option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-block-layout-six The widget_news-block-layout-six option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-block-layout-ten The widget_news-block-layout-ten option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Best News 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.

What new PHP functions does Best News declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
breadcrumb_trail 379 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare breadcrumb_trail()
best_news_add_class_to_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_add_class_to_excerpt()
best_news_blog_settings_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_blog_settings_register()
best_news_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_body_classes()
best_news_color_font_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_color_font_css()
best_news_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_content_width()
best_news_custom_header_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_custom_header_setup()
best_news_customize_backend_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_backend_scripts()
best_news_customize_color 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_color()
best_news_customize_partial_blogdescription 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_partial_blogdescription()
best_news_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_partial_blogname()
best_news_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_preview_js()
best_news_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_customize_register()
best_news_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_excerpt_length()
best_news_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_excerpt_more()
best_news_footer_contact_info_items 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_footer_contact_info_items()
best_news_footer_settings_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_footer_settings_register()
best_news_general_settings_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_general_settings_register()
best_news_header_settings_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_header_settings_register()
best_news_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_header_style()
best_news_modal 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_modal()
best_news_other_settings_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_other_settings_register()
best_news_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_pagination()
best_news_pingback_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_pingback_header()
best_news_post_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_post_comment()
best_news_post_tag 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_post_tag()
best_news_post_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_post_thumbnail()
best_news_posted_by 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_posted_by()
best_news_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_posted_on()
best_news_register_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_register_widget()
best_news_sanitize_category 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_sanitize_category()
best_news_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_sanitize_checkbox()
best_news_sanitize_dropdown_pages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_sanitize_dropdown_pages()
best_news_sanitize_positive_number 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_sanitize_positive_number()
best_news_sanitize_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_sanitize_select()
best_news_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_scripts()
best_news_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_setup()
best_news_simple_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_simple_breadcrumb()
best_news_thumbnail_8 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_thumbnail_8()
best_news_time_ago 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_time_ago()
best_news_top_footer_social_links_items 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_top_footer_social_links_items()
best_news_top_header_contact_info_items 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_top_header_contact_info_items()
best_news_top_header_social_links_items 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_top_header_social_links_items()
best_news_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_widgets_init()
best_news_wordcount 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare best_news_wordcount()

Using Best News 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 Best News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install best-news


How to activate Best News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install best-news --activate


How to reinstall Best News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install best-news --force


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

wp theme update best-news


How to delete Best News from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete best-news --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Best News?

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 Best News 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 Best News

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