wpsnoop: fix Casper theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Casper version 1.1.5 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Casper to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.5 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 1.1.5 of Casper 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 Casper 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: Casper

Theme Slug: casper Internal ID: 105875 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.1.5 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 70 (1.18MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 30

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Which new files does Casper add to WordPress?

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The theme Casper added 70 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/casper/	1.18MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/404.php	937.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/archive.php	2.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/changelog.txt	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/comments.php	2.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/content-none.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/content-page.php	3.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/content-single.php	3.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/content.php	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/css/	93.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/css/admin.css	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/css/custom-editor-style.css		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/css/rtl.css	8.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/css/style.css	84.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/	654.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/fa.eot	54.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/fa.svg	280.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/fa.ttf	109.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/fa.woff	63.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/ge-ss-med.eot	30.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/ge-ss-med.svg	71.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/ge-ss-med.ttf	30.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/fonts/ge-ss-med.woff	14.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/footer.php	860.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/functions.php	7.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/Gruntfile.js	4.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/header.php	10.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/img/	8.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/img/404-ghost.png	3.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/img/[email protected]	5.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/	27.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/custom-header.php	3.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/customizer.php	17.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/extras.php	2.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/jetpack.php	392.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/inc/template-tags.php	4.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/index.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/js/	7.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/js/customizer.js	3.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/js/main.js	3.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/languages/	6.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/languages/casper.pot	6.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/languages/readme.txt	253.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/license.txt	17.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/logo.png	28.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/package.json	1.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/page.php	710.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/README.md	3.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/readme.txt	1.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/rtl.css	4.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/screenshot.png	145.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/search.php	828.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/sidebar.php	333.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/single.php	534.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/	108.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/img/	11.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/img/404-ghost.png	3.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/img/[email protected]	7.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/js/	6.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/js/casper.js	2.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/js/jquery.fitvids.js	2.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/js/navigation.js	827.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	733.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/	90.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/admin.less	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/fa.css	39.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/normalize.css	7.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/rtl.less	8.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/src/less/style.less	33.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/casper/style.css	56.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Casper add to WordPress?

The theme Casper did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

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

Casper did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the theme creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

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

When Casper was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 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
Casper
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645522596;s:4:"data";a:3:{s:19:"wp_inactive_widgets";a:0:{}s:9:"sidebar-1";a:3:{i:0;s:7:"block-2";i:1;s:7:"block-3";i:2;s:7:"block-4";}s:9:"sidebar-2";a:2:{i:0;s:7:"block-5";i:1;s:7:"block-6";}}}}
theme_switched		Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
(empty string)
theme_mods_casper		The theme_mods_casper option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Casper 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 Casper there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_casper
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Casper declare when it is active?

Installing Casper added 30 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.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
new_excerpt_more	105 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare new_excerpt_more()
casper_add_editor_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_add_editor_styles()
casper_admin_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_admin_css()
casper_admin_header_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_admin_header_image()
casper_admin_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_admin_header_style()
casper_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_body_classes()
casper_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_categorized_blog()
casper_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_category_transient_flusher()
casper_custom_header_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_custom_header_setup()
casper_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_customize_preview_js()
casper_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_customize_register()
casper_customizer_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_customizer_head()
casper_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_header_style()
casper_jetpack_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_jetpack_setup()
casper_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_page_menu_args()
casper_paging_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_paging_nav()
casper_post_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_post_nav()
casper_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_posted_on()
casper_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_checkbox()
casper_sanitize_color	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_color()
casper_sanitize_email	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_email()
casper_sanitize_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_footer()
casper_sanitize_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_meta()
casper_sanitize_text	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_text()
casper_sanitize_uri	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_sanitize_uri()
casper_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_scripts()
casper_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_setup()
casper_setup_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_setup_author()
casper_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_widgets_init()
casper_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare casper_wp_title()

Using Casper 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 Casper from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install casper

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

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

wp theme install casper --activate

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

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

wp theme install casper --force

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

wp theme update casper

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

wp theme delete casper --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Casper?

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 Casper 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 Casper

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