wpsnoop: fix BrightNews theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does BrightNews version 1.3.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for BrightNews to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.3 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 1.3.3 of BrightNews 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 BrightNews 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 BrightNews add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/brightnews/ 1.71MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/404.php 683.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/archive.php 1.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/author.php 1.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/category.php 925.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/changelog.txt 6.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php 98.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/comments.php 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/content-archives.php 1.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/ 427.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/brown.css 2.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/orange.css 2.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/ 412.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/PIE_uncompressed.htc 166.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/PIE_uncompressed.js 165.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/PIE.htc 40.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/PIE.js 39.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/pie/PIE.php 613.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/red.css 2.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/turquoise.css 2.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/css/woocommerce-custom.css 4.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/ 403.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/ 362.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/ 124.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/ie.css 1.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/ 109.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/ 4.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/icons/ 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/icons/cross.png 655.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/icons/key.png 455.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/icons/tick.png 537.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/readme.txt 921.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/buttons/screen.css 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/fancy-type/ 2.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/fancy-type/readme.txt 340.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/fancy-type/screen.css 2.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/ 97.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/ 95.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/doc.png 777.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/email.png 641.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/external.png 45.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/feed.png 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/im.png 741.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/pdf.png 591.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/visited.png 45.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/icons/xls.png 663.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/readme.txt 449.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/link-icons/screen.css 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/rtl/ 4.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/rtl/readme.txt 327.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/plugins/rtl/screen.css 4.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/print.css 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/blueprint-css/screen.css 12.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/images/ 237.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/images/img1.png 29.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/images/img2.png 4.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/images/img3.png 20.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/images/img4.png 182.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/assets/LICENSE.txt 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/docs/documentation.html 40.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/editor-style.css 495.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/footer.php 882.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions.php 16.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/ 89.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/ 66.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/css.css 4.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/fw-options.php 54.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/ 7.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/acrobat.png 668.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/active_hover.jpg 767.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/arrow_right_expanda.png 362.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/body_bg.jpg 396.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/doc.png 416.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/header_bg.jpg 530.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/icons/ 2.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/icons/facebook.png 366.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/icons/google-plus.png 582.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/icons/rss.png 914.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/icons/twitter.png 524.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/li_fm.jpg 632.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/premium.png 833.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/be/images/support.png 709.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/fe/ 22.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/fe/headerdata.php 16.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/fe/library.php 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/functions/fe/widget-homepage-default.php 4.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/header.php 3.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/ 37.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/dotted-ul.png 119.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/dotted.png 112.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/empty.gif 92.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/hatching-dark.png 114.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/hatching.png 115.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icon-author.png 423.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icon-category.png 541.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icon-comments.png 724.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icon-date.png 616.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icon-tag.png 576.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icons/ 2.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icons/facebook.png 366.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icons/google-plus.png 582.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icons/rss.png 914.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/icons/twitter.png 524.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/pattern-1.png 31.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/scroll-top.png 251.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/searchform-send.png 438.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/images/square.png 173.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/index.php 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/ 11.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/custom-uploader-favicon.js 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/html5.js 2.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/placeholders.js 3.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/responzive.js 66.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/scroll-to-top.js 514.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/js/selectnav.js 3.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/ 515.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/brightnews.pot 17.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/cs_CZ.mo 17.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/cs_CZ.po 24.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/da_DK.mo 18.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/da_DK.po 26.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/de_DE.mo 17.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/de_DE.po 24.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/el.mo 23.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/el.po 30.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/es_ES.mo 17.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/es_ES.po 24.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/fr_FR.mo 17.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/fr_FR.po 24.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/it_IT.mo 17.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/it_IT.po 26.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/nl_NL.mo 18.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/nl_NL.po 26.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/pl_PL.mo 18.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/pl_PL.po 29.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/ru_RU.mo 21.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/ru_RU.po 28.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/sk_SK.mo 17.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/languages/sk_SK.po 24.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/page.php 730.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/readme.txt 2.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/rtl.css 6.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/screenshot.png 74.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/search.php 1.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/searchform.php 529.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/sidebar.php 339.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/single.php 1.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/style.css 39.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/tag.php 993.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-full-width-without-title.php 747.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-full-width.php 781.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-landing-page.php 770.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-logged-in.php 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-without-comments.php 764.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/template-without-title.php 736.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brightnews/woocommerce.php 555.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does BrightNews add to WordPress?

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

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

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_brightnews The theme_mods_brightnews option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_brightnewsdefault The widget_brightnewsdefault option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use BrightNews 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 BrightNews declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
brightnews_add_admin 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_add_admin()
brightnews_admin 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_admin()
brightnews_admin_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_admin_css()
brightnews_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_comment()
brightnews_content_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_content_nav()
brightnews_css_include 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_css_include()
brightnews_custom_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_custom_excerpt_length()
brightnews_custom_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_custom_styles()
brightnews_display_sidebar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_display_sidebar()
brightnews_filter_menu_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_filter_menu_class()
brightnews_fonts_include 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_fonts_include()
brightnews_footer_widgets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_footer_widgets()
brightnews_get_background_pattern 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_background_pattern()
brightnews_get_body_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_body_font()
brightnews_get_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_breadcrumb()
brightnews_get_content_headlines_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_content_headlines_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_description_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_description_font()
brightnews_get_display_image_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_display_image_page()
brightnews_get_display_image_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_display_image_post()
brightnews_get_footer_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_footer_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_footer_widget_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_footer_widget_font()
brightnews_get_header_description_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_header_description_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_header_menu_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_header_menu_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_header_title_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_header_title_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_headings_google_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_headings_google_fonts()
brightnews_get_headline_box_google_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_headline_box_google_fonts()
brightnews_get_headlines_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_headlines_font()
brightnews_get_menu_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_menu_font()
brightnews_get_own_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_own_css()
brightnews_get_postentry_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_postentry_font()
brightnews_get_sidebar_headlines_background_pattern_opacity 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_sidebar_headlines_background_pattern_opacity()
brightnews_get_sidebar_widget_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_sidebar_widget_font()
brightnews_get_top_menu_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_get_top_menu_font()
brightnews_new_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_new_excerpt_more()
brightnews_pie 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_pie()
brightnews_prev_next 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_prev_next()
brightnews_register_my_menus 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_register_my_menus()
brightnews_scripts_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_scripts_styles()
brightnews_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_setup()
brightnews_site_title_letters 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_site_title_letters()
brightnews_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_widgets_init()
brightnews_wp_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brightnews_wp_title()

Using BrightNews 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 BrightNews from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install brightnews


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

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

wp theme install brightnews --activate


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

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

wp theme install brightnews --force


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

wp theme update brightnews


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

wp theme delete brightnews --force

Where can you download earlier versions of BrightNews?

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 BrightNews 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 BrightNews

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