wpsnoop: fix Bigwigs theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Bigwigs version 0.8.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Bigwigs to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 0.8.0 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 0.8.0 of Bigwigs 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 Bigwigs 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 Bigwigs add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/ 2.52MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/404.php 636.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/archive-portfolio.php 1.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/comments.php 2.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/footer.php 2.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/front-page.php 624.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/functions.php 12.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/header.php 1.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/images/ 835.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/images/lion.jpg 620.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/images/man-person.jpg 107.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/images/shoe-1451923-pxhere.com.jpg 65.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/images/svg-icons.svg 41.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/ 146.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/block-patterns.php 3.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/ 5.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/class-customize.php 2.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/customize-controls.css 647.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/customize-controls.js 205.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/readme.md 230.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer-upsell/section-pro.php 1.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/ 56.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/ 11.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/css/ 4.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/css/custom-controls.css 4.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/js/ 6.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/js/contextual.js 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/js/custom-controls.js 2.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/assets/js/customizer.js 3.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/controls/ 4.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/controls/index.php 28.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/controls/notice.php 1.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/controls/slider.php 1.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/controls/toggle-switch.php 1.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/customizer/customizer.php 39.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/icon-functions.php 6.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/navwalker.php 21.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/starter-content.php 2.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/template-functions.php 11.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/template-tags.php 12.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/wc-compatibility.php 7.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/ 20.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/assets/ 4.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/assets/dashboard-style.css 4.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/ 11.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-compare.php 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-contribute.php 608.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-getting-started.php 2.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-page.php 2.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-sidebar.php 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/partials/theme-dashboard-support.php 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/inc/welcome-screen/welcome-screen.php 4.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/index.php 1.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/js/ 7.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/js/search-modal.js 207.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 685.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/js/theme.js 5.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/js/woocommerce.js 647.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/languages/ 21.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/languages/bigwigs.pot 20.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/languages/readme.txt 898.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/page.php 970.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/readme.txt 7.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/screenshot.png 846.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/search.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/searchform.php 935.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/sidebar.php 695.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/single.php 1.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/style-editor.css 2.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/style.css 30.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/taxonomy-portfolio_category.php 226.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/taxonomy-portfolio_tag.php 226.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/ 24.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/comment-link.php 443.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/content-none.php 1.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/content-page.php 1.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/content-portfolio.php 2.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/content.php 557.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/front-page/ 1.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/front-page/content.php 1.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/jumbotron-posts-page.php 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/jumbotron-singular.php 2.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/jumbotron.php 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/navigation/ 3.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/navigation/additional-items.php 329.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/navigation/main-navbar.php 2.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/navigation/modal-search-form.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/post/ 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/post/preview-grid.php 794.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/post/preview-image.php 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/post/preview.php 1.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/post/single.php 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/pre-footer.php 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-parts/search-result.php 290.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/template-wide.php 768.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/ 630.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/ 630.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/css/ 332.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/css/bootstrap-theme.css 184.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css 147.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/js/ 297.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/js/bootstrap.js 131.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/js/bootstrap.min.js 58.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/js/popper.js 86.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/bigwigs/vendors/bootstrap-dist/js/popper.min.js 20.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Bigwigs add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Bigwigs?

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

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
theme_mods_bigwigs The theme_mods_bigwigs option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Bigwigs 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 Bigwigs declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
bigwigs_add_back_top 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_add_back_top()
bigwigs_add_navbar_items 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_add_navbar_items()
bigwigs_add_tocomment_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_add_tocomment_link()
bigwigs_archive_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_archive_title()
bigwigs_blog_wrap_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_blog_wrap_end()
bigwigs_blog_wrap_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_blog_wrap_start()
bigwigs_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_body_classes()
bigwigs_bootstrap_class_images 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_bootstrap_class_images()
bigwigs_bootstrap_table_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_bootstrap_table_class()
bigwigs_card_wrap_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_card_wrap_end()
bigwigs_card_wrap_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_card_wrap_start()
bigwigs_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_comment()
bigwigs_comment_form_wrap_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_comment_form_wrap_end()
bigwigs_comment_form_wrap_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_comment_form_wrap_start()
bigwigs_comment_reply_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_comment_reply_link()
bigwigs_content_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_content_class()
bigwigs_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_content_width()
bigwigs_content_wrapper_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_content_wrapper_end()
bigwigs_content_wrapper_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_content_wrapper_start()
bigwigs_custom_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_custom_excerpt_length()
bigwigs_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_customize_partial_blogname()
bigwigs_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_customize_preview_js()
bigwigs_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_customize_register()
bigwigs_customizer_contextual_control 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_customizer_contextual_control()
bigwigs_customizer_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_customizer_css()
bigwigs_editor_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_editor_style()
bigwigs_entry_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_entry_footer()
bigwigs_entry_summary 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_entry_summary()
bigwigs_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_excerpt_more()
bigwigs_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_fonts_url()
bigwigs_front_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_front_page()
bigwigs_generate_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_generate_css()
bigwigs_get_pre_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_get_pre_footer()
bigwigs_get_svg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_get_svg()
bigwigs_in_range 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_in_range()
bigwigs_include_svg_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_include_svg_icons()
bigwigs_is_featured_jumbotron 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_is_featured_jumbotron()
bigwigs_is_frontpage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_is_frontpage()
bigwigs_is_overlay_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_is_overlay_header()
bigwigs_layout_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_layout_class()
bigwigs_main_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_main_menu()
bigwigs_more_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_more_link()
bigwigs_nav_menu_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_nav_menu_social_icons()
bigwigs_pingback_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_pingback_header()
bigwigs_portfolio_enabled 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_portfolio_enabled()
bigwigs_post_category 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_post_category()
bigwigs_post_cats 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_post_cats()
bigwigs_post_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_post_classes()
bigwigs_post_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_post_meta()
bigwigs_posted_by 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_posted_by()
bigwigs_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_posted_on()
bigwigs_posts_link_attributes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_posts_link_attributes()
bigwigs_range_sanitization 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_range_sanitization()
bigwigs_sanitize_blog_grid 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_blog_grid()
bigwigs_sanitize_blog_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_blog_layout()
bigwigs_sanitize_blog_pagination_mode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_blog_pagination_mode()
bigwigs_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_checkbox()
bigwigs_sanitize_header_display 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_header_display()
bigwigs_sanitize_menubar_mode 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_menubar_mode()
bigwigs_sanitize_portfolio_grid 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_portfolio_grid()
bigwigs_sanitize_sidebar_position 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_sidebar_position()
bigwigs_sanitize_sorter 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_sanitize_sorter()
bigwigs_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_scripts()
bigwigs_set_blog_homepage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_set_blog_homepage()
bigwigs_set_content_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_set_content_class()
bigwigs_set_custom_content_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_set_custom_content_class()
bigwigs_set_front_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_set_front_page()
bigwigs_set_layout_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_set_layout_class()
bigwigs_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_setup()
bigwigs_site_branding 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_site_branding()
bigwigs_social_links_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_social_links_icons()
bigwigs_switch_sanitization 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_switch_sanitization()
bigwigs_wc_enabled 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_wc_enabled()
bigwigs_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bigwigs_widgets_init()

Using Bigwigs 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 Bigwigs from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install bigwigs


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

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

wp theme install bigwigs --activate


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

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

wp theme install bigwigs --force


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

wp theme update bigwigs


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

wp theme delete bigwigs --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Bigwigs?

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 Bigwigs 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 Bigwigs

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