wpsnoop: fix Carbon Lite theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

Expert advice is recommended if you are not technically proficient with PHP, MySQL etc. View support options for Carbon Lite

Get professional support for Carbon Lite here

When you need professional help with WordPress: get help here


What does Carbon Lite version 1.1.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Carbon Lite to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.0 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 1.1.0 of Carbon Lite 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 Carbon Lite 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 Carbon Lite add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/ 463.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/404.php 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/archive-jetpack-portfolio.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/archive-jetpack-testimonial.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/archive.php 991.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/comments.php 2.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/ 53.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-blue.css 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-blue.min.css 4.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-green.css 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-green.min.css 4.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-orange.css 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-orange.min.css 4.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-red.css 5.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-red.min.css 4.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-yellow.css 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/css/color-scheme-yellow.min.css 4.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/editor-style.css 10.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/editor-style.min.css 6.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/footer.php 930.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/functions.php 9.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/header.php 2.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/home.php 981.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/icons/ 72.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/icons/evil-icons.css 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/icons/evil-icons.js 35.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/icons/evil-icons.min.css 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/icons/evil-icons.min.js 34.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/ 35.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/custom-header.php 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/customizer.php 12.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/extras.php 10.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/jetpack.php 972.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/inc/template-tags.php 9.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/index.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/ 11.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/customizer.js 2.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/customizer.min.js 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/detection.js 352.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/main-scripts.min.js 2.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/navigation.js 4.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 697.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/languages/ 33.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/languages/carbon-lite.pot 8.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/languages/fr_FR.mo 8.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/languages/fr_FR.po 15.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/LICENSE 17.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/page.php 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/readme.txt 4.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/screenshot.png 108.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/search.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/sidebar-footer.php 523.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/sidebar-menu.php 474.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/sidebar.php 462.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/single-jetpack-portfolio.php 844.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/single-jetpack-testimonial.php 846.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/single.php 995.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/style.css 42.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/style.min.css 29.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/taxonomy-jetpack-portfolio-tag.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/taxonomy-jetpack-portfolio-type.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/ 7.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-archive.php 729.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-home.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-jetpack-project.php 659.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-jetpack-projects.php 0.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-jetpack-testimonial.php 486.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-none.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-page.php 754.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content-search.php 734.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/carbon-lite/template-parts/content.php 1.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Carbon Lite add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Carbon Lite?

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

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_carbon-lite The theme_mods_carbon-lite option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Carbon Lite 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 Carbon Lite declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
carbon_lite_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_body_classes()
carbon_lite_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_categorized_blog()
carbon_lite_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_category_transient_flusher()
carbon_lite_comment_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_comment_callback()
carbon_lite_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_content_width()
carbon_lite_custom_header_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_custom_header_setup()
carbon_lite_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_customize_preview_js()
carbon_lite_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_customize_register()
carbon_lite_edit_post_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_edit_post_link()
carbon_lite_entry_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_entry_footer()
carbon_lite_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_entry_meta()
carbon_lite_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_fonts_url()
carbon_lite_footer_credits 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_footer_credits()
carbon_lite_get_registered_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_get_registered_options()
carbon_lite_get_supported_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_get_supported_social_icons()
carbon_lite_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_header_style()
carbon_lite_header_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_header_title()
carbon_lite_infinite_scroll_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_infinite_scroll_render()
carbon_lite_jetpack_portfolio_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_jetpack_portfolio_meta()
carbon_lite_jetpack_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_jetpack_setup()
carbon_lite_next_post_link_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_next_post_link_classes()
carbon_lite_next_posts_link_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_next_posts_link_classes()
carbon_lite_pingback_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_pingback_header()
carbon_lite_previous_post_link_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_previous_post_link_classes()
carbon_lite_previous_posts_link_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_previous_posts_link_classes()
carbon_lite_read_more_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_read_more_link()
carbon_lite_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_sanitize_checkbox()
carbon_lite_sanitize_customizer_radio 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_sanitize_customizer_radio()
carbon_lite_sanitize_radio 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_sanitize_radio()
carbon_lite_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_scripts()
carbon_lite_search_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_search_form()
carbon_lite_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_setup()
carbon_lite_social_icons_attributes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_social_icons_attributes()
carbon_lite_the_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_the_content()
carbon_lite_the_custom_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_the_custom_logo()
carbon_lite_the_post_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_the_post_title()
carbon_lite_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_thumbnail()
carbon_lite_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare carbon_lite_widgets_init()

Using Carbon Lite 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 Carbon Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install carbon-lite


How to activate Carbon Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install carbon-lite --activate


How to reinstall Carbon Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install carbon-lite --force


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

wp theme update carbon-lite


How to delete Carbon Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete carbon-lite --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Carbon Lite?

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 Carbon Lite 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 Carbon Lite

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