wpsnoop: fix Brood theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Brood version 3.5.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Brood to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.5.0 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 3.5.0 of Brood 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 Brood 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 Brood add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/brood/ 2.52MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/404.php 1.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/admin/ 3.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/admin/admin-style.css 715.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/admin/functions.php 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/admin/template-parts/ 1.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/admin/template-parts/theme-info.php 1.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/archive.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/ 736.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/fonts/ 736.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/assets/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 131.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/ 886.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/ 739.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-theme.css 25.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-theme.css.map 46.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css 22.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css 143.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css.map 381.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css 119.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/fonts/ 146.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 106.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2 17.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/comments.php 2.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/footer.php 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/functions.php 6.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/header.php 3.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/ 153.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/custom-comments.php 4.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/custom-header.php 3.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/customizer.php 2.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/extras.php 926.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/jetpack.php 737.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/navwalker.php 9.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/template-tags.php 4.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/tgmpa/ 127.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/tgmpa/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php 119.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/inc/tgmpa/plugin-activation.php 7.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/index.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/languages/ 5.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/languages/brood.pot 5.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/languages/readme.txt 322.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/license.txt 14.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/page.php 915.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/readme.txt 2.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/screenshot.png 706.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/search.php 1.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/searchform.php 348.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/sidebar.php 453.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/single.php 776.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/style.css 46.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/ 5.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/content-none.php 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/content-page.php 778.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/content-search.php 781.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/content-single.php 980.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/brood/template-parts/content.php 1.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Brood add to WordPress?

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

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

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

During use Brood 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 Brood declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
admin_scripts 13 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare admin_scripts()
bootstrap_comment_fields 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bootstrap_comment_fields()
bootstrap_comment_form 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bootstrap_comment_form()
copyright_flag_sanitize 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare copyright_flag_sanitize()
copyright_text_sanitize 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare copyright_text_sanitize()
copyright_url_sanitize 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare copyright_url_sanitize()
excerpt 15 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excerpt()
load_tgm_plugin_activation 2919 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_tgm_plugin_activation()
new_excerpt_more 105 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare new_excerpt_more()
tgmpa 2969 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa()
tgmpa_load_bulk_installer 2936 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa_load_bulk_installer()
bloggedin_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bloggedin_excerpt_length()
brood_admin_header_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_admin_header_image()
brood_admin_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_admin_header_style()
brood_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_body_classes()
brood_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_categorized_blog()
brood_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_category_transient_flusher()
brood_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_comment()
brood_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_content_width()
brood_custom_header_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_custom_header_setup()
brood_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_customize_preview_js()
brood_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_customize_register()
brood_dashboard_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_dashboard_widget()
brood_dashboard_widget_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_dashboard_widget_callback()
brood_entry_cat 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_entry_cat()
brood_entry_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_entry_footer()
brood_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_header_style()
brood_infinite_scroll_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_infinite_scroll_render()
brood_jetpack_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_jetpack_setup()
brood_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_posted_on()
brood_register_required_plugins 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_register_required_plugins()
brood_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_scripts()
brood_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_setup()
brood_theme_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_theme_info()
brood_theme_info_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_theme_info_callback()
brood_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare brood_widgets_init()

Using Brood 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 Brood from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install brood


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

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

wp theme install brood --activate


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

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

wp theme install brood --force


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

wp theme update brood


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

wp theme delete brood --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Brood?

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 Brood 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 Brood

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