wpsnoop: fix Briar theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Briar version 1.1.10 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Briar to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.10 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 1.1.10 of Briar 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 Briar 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 Briar add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/briar/ 1.62MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/404.php 783.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/ 397.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/css/ 13.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/css/briar-customize-control-color-scheme.css 1.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/css/briar-customize-control-layout.css 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/css/briar-customize-control-social-buttons.css 6.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/css/briar-editor.css 4.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/img/ 25.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/img/disabled.png 6.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/img/left.png 6.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/img/none.png 6.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/img/right.png 6.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/ 358.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/briar-customize-control-color-scheme.js 3.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/briar-customize-control-layout.js 889.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/briar-customize-control-social-buttons.js 4.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/briar-less.js 347.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/admin/js/briar-tinymce.plugins.googlefonts.js 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/archive.php 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/CHANGELOG.md 2.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/comments.php 2.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-aside.php 791.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-chat.php 1.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-gallery.php 2.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-image.php 989.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-link.php 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-none.php 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-page.php 296.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content-status.php 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/content.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/ 194.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-blue.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-green.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-orange.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-red.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-violet.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style-yellow.css 3.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/css/style.css 174.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fixed-footer.php 1.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/ 701.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 59.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 306.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 119.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 69.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 55.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 91.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/footer.php 935.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/functions.php 7.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/header.php 1.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/home.php 2.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/img/ 18.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/img/themejack.png 18.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/ 53.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/customizer-controls.php 8.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/customizer-functions.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/customizer.php 22.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/extras.php 6.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/jetpack.php 525.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/inc/template-tags.php 14.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/index.php 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/js/ 97.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/js/customizer.js 12.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/js/scripts.js 84.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/LICENSE 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/page.php 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/README.md 3.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/screenshot.png 152.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/search.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/searchform.php 556.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/sidebar.php 417.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/single.php 2.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/briar/style.css 825.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Briar add to WordPress?

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

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

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

During use Briar 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 Briar declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
add_tinymce_googlefonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_tinymce_googlefonts()
briar_add_editor_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_add_editor_styles()
briar_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_admin_scripts()
briar_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_body_classes()
briar_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_categorized_blog()
briar_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_category_transient_flusher()
briar_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_content_width()
briar_custom_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_custom_style()
briar_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_customize_preview_js()
briar_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_customize_register()
briar_get_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_get_layout()
briar_get_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_get_social_icons()
briar_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_header()
briar_jetpack_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_jetpack_setup()
briar_main_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_main_class()
briar_mb_ereg_replace 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_mb_ereg_replace()
briar_mb_strlen 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_mb_strlen()
briar_mb_substr 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_mb_substr()
briar_nav_menu_css_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_nav_menu_css_class()
briar_nav_menu_link_attributes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_nav_menu_link_attributes()
briar_page_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_page_menu_args()
briar_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_pagination()
briar_parse_chat_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_parse_chat_content()
briar_post_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_post_content()
briar_post_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_post_thumbnail()
briar_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_posted_on()
briar_safe_style_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_safe_style_css()
briar_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_scripts()
briar_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_setup()
briar_share_buttons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_share_buttons()
briar_sidebar_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_sidebar_class()
briar_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_social_icons()
briar_the_content_more_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_the_content_more_link()
briar_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_widgets_init()
briar_wp_link_pages_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare briar_wp_link_pages_link()

Using Briar 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 Briar from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install briar


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

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

wp theme install briar --activate


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

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

wp theme install briar --force


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

wp theme update briar


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

wp theme delete briar --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Briar?

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 Briar 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 Briar

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