wpsnoop: fix Blog Express theme conflicts, errors & issues
When the theme Blog Express 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 Blog Express, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Blog Express.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Blog Express leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Blog Express version 2.0.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Blog Express to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.2 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 2.0.2 of Blog Express 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 Blog Express 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: Blog Express
Theme Slug: blog-express
Internal ID: 104487
Addon Type: > Theme
Version: 2.0.2
Price:
Free
Source: WordPress.org
Files: 129 (2.26MB)
Short Codes: [ / ] 0
Database Tables: 0
Function Count: 68
Which new files does Blog Express add to WordPress?
This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.
The theme Blog Express added 129 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/ | 2.26MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/404.php | 827.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/archive.php | 1.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/comments.php | 1.79kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/css/ | 6.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/css/customize-controls.css | 1.11kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/css/customize-controls.min.css | 977.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/css/editor-style.css | 2.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/css/editor-style.min.css | 1.84kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/demo/ | 130.22kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/demo/content.xml | 127.15kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/demo/customizer.dat | 483.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/demo/widget.wie | 2.61kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/footer.php | 488.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/functions.php | 7.92kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/header.php | 1.21kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/home.php | 1.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/images/ | 50.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/images/cursor-close.png | 204.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/images/custom-header.jpg | 50.40kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/ | 110.79kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/core.php | 2.83kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer.php | 4.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/ | 35.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/callback.php | 2.41kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/control.php | 9.71kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/option.php | 8.94kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/sanitize.php | 5.61kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/customizer/slider.php | 8.92kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/extras.php | 6.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/helpers.php | 4.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/module/ | 14.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/module/about.php | 10.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/module/demo.php | 0.99kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/module/metabox.php | 3.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/start.php | 1.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/template-functions.php | 7.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/template-tags.php | 4.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/tgm.php | 1.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/theme-hooks.php | 11.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/includes/widgets.php | 16.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/index.php | 1.06kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/ | 6.66kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/custom.js | 1.93kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/custom.min.js | 1.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/customize-controls.js | 1.17kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/customize-controls.min.js | 731.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js | 880.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/js/skip-link-focus-fix.min.js | 557.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/languages/ | 31.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/languages/blog-express.pot | 31.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/page.php | 691.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/readme.txt | 3.39kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/screenshot.png | 337.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/search.php | 1.14kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/sidebar-secondary.php | 682.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/sidebar.php | 746.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/single.php | 1.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/style.css | 94.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/ | 24.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/author-bio.php | 951.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-aside.php | 1.06kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-audio.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-chat.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-gallery.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-image.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-link.php | 1.21kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-none.php | 1.18kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-page.php | 834.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-quote.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-search.php | 839.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-single.php | 1.05kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content-video.php | 1.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/content.php | 1.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/featured-slider.php | 3.34kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/footer-credits.php | 1.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/footer-widgets.php | 937.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/header-banner.php | 1.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/header-layout-1.php | 1.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/template-parts/related-posts.php | 1.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/templates/ | 819.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/templates/builder.php | 233.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/templates/full-width.php | 586.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/ | 1.46MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/ | 38.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/class-about.php | 27.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/css/ | 3.88kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/css/about.css | 2.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/css/about.min.css | 1.80kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/images/ | 5.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/images/logo.png | 5.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/js/ | 0.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/js/about.js | 594.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/about/js/about.min.js | 408.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/breadcrumbs/ | 38.04kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbs.php | 38.04kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/demo/ | 3.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/demo/class-demo.php | 3.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/ | 1.10MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/css/ | 66.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css | 36.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css | 30.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/ | 1.04MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot | 161.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg | 433.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf | 161.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff | 95.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 | 75.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/font-awesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf | 131.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/sidr/ | 22.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/sidr/js/ | 22.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/sidr/js/jquery.sidr.js | 16.11kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/sidr/js/jquery.sidr.min.js | 6.87kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/slick/ | 120.82kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/slick/slick.css | 1.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/slick/slick.js | 78.33kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/slick/slick.min.css | 1.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/slick/slick.min.js | 39.51kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/tgm/ | 120.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php | 120.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/ | 22.91kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/class-widget-helper.php | 15.81kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/css/ | 1.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/css/widget-helper.css | 710.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/css/widget-helper.min.css | 621.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/js/ | 4.80kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/js/widget-helper.js | 2.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/js/widget-helper.min.js | 2.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/blog-express/vendors/widget-helper/widget-helper.php | 1.00kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Blog Express add to WordPress?
The theme Blog Express did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Blog Express?
When Blog Express was activated and loaded for the first time it created 8 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 | |
| theme_mods_twentytwentytwo | Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes | |
| theme_switched | Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes | |
| theme_mods_blog-express | The theme_mods_blog-express option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_blog-express-advanced-recent-posts | The widget_blog-express-advanced-recent-posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_blog-express-author | The widget_blog-express-author option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_blog-express-featured-page | The widget_blog-express-featured-page option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_blog-express-social | The widget_blog-express-social option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
During use Blog Express 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 Blog Express there were 8 options still present in the wp-options table:
- current_theme
- theme_mods_blog-express
- theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
- theme_switched
- widget_blog-express-advanced-recent-posts
- widget_blog-express-author
- widget_blog-express-featured-page
- widget_blog-express-social
What new PHP functions does Blog Express declare when it is active?
Installing Blog Express added 68 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.
Using Blog Express 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 Blog Express from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
wp theme install blog-express
How to activate Blog Express from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Blog Express after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
wp theme install blog-express --activate
How to reinstall Blog Express from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Blog Express which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
wp theme install blog-express --force
How to update Blog Express to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
wp theme update blog-express
How to delete Blog Express from the command line with WP-CLI
wp theme delete blog-express --force
Where can you download earlier versions of Blog Express?
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 Blog Express 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 Blog Express
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 Blog Express. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.
