wpsnoop: fix Chronus theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Chronus version 2.0.6 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Chronus to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.6 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 2.0.6 of Chronus 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 Chronus 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 Chronus add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/chronus/ 758.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/404.php 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/archive.php 969.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/ 114.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/ 38.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/customizer-controls.css 4.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/editor-style.css 5.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/editor-styles.css 25.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/safari-flexbox-fixes.css 1.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/css/theme-info.css 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/icons/ 27.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/icons/genericons-neue.svg 27.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/images/ 24.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/images/default-featured-image.png 20.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/images/magazine-columns.png 2.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/images/magazine-grid.png 1.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/ 23.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/customize-preview.js 4.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/customizer-controls.js 1.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/navigation.js 3.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/navigation.min.js 1.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/svgxuse.js 9.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/assets/js/svgxuse.min.js 2.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/comments.php 1.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/footer.php 611.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/functions.php 8.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/header.php 1.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/home.php 886.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/ 105.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/addons.php 5.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/back-compat.php 2.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/ 33.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/ 5.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/category-dropdown-control.php 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/headline-control.php 602.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/links-control.php 1.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/plugin-control.php 901.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/controls/upgrade-control.php 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/customizer.php 2.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/default-options.php 1.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sanitize-functions.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/ 21.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-blog.php 5.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-featured.php 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-info.php 1.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-layout.php 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-post.php 6.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-website.php 3.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/extras.php 3.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/featured-content.php 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/gutenberg.php 5.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/icons.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/magazine.php 4.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/template-tags.php 9.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/theme-info.php 6.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/widgets/ 16.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/widgets/widget-magazine-posts-columns.php 9.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/widgets/widget-magazine-posts-grid.php 6.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/inc/wptt-webfont-loader.php 16.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/index.php 912.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/languages/ 14.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/languages/chronus.pot 13.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/languages/readme.txt 503.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/page.php 709.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/readme.txt 8.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/rtl.css 6.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/screenshot.jpg 403.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/search.php 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/searchform.php 787.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/sidebar.php 339.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/single.php 535.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/style.css 71.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-centered.php 715.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-fullwidth.php 688.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-magazine.php 494.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/ 12.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content-excerpt.php 604.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content-none.php 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content-page.php 592.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content-search.php 558.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content-single.php 789.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/content.php 609.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/featured/ 2.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/featured/featured-content.php 1.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/featured/featured-large-post.php 742.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/featured/featured-small-post.php 596.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/header/ 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/header/navigation-main.php 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/ 4.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-full-post.php 585.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-large-post-horizontal-box.php 690.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-large-post-list.php 680.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-large-post.php 621.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-medium-post-sidebar.php 812.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-medium-post.php 545.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/chronus/template-parts/widgets/magazine-small-post.php 542.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Chronus add to WordPress?

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

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

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_chronus The theme_mods_chronus option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_chronus-magazine-posts-columns The widget_chronus-magazine-posts-columns option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_chronus-magazine-posts-grid The widget_chronus-magazine-posts-grid option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Chronus 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 Chronus declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
chronus_add_image_size_names 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_add_image_size_names()
chronus_add_image_sizes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_add_image_sizes()
chronus_amp_menu_dropdown_toggles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_amp_menu_dropdown_toggles()
chronus_amp_menu_is_toggled 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_amp_menu_is_toggled()
chronus_amp_menu_toggle 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_amp_menu_toggle()
chronus_block_editor_assets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_block_editor_assets()
chronus_block_editor_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_block_editor_body_classes()
chronus_blog_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_blog_title()
chronus_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_body_classes()
chronus_breadcrumbs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_breadcrumbs()
chronus_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_content_width()
chronus_credit_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_credit_link()
chronus_customize_partial_blog_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_blog_description()
chronus_customize_partial_blog_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_blog_layout()
chronus_customize_partial_blog_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_blog_title()
chronus_customize_partial_blogdescription 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_blogdescription()
chronus_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_blogname()
chronus_customize_partial_featured_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_featured_posts()
chronus_customize_partial_post_image_single 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_partial_post_image_single()
chronus_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_preview_js()
chronus_customize_register_blog_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_blog_settings()
chronus_customize_register_featured_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_featured_settings()
chronus_customize_register_layout_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_layout_settings()
chronus_customize_register_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_options()
chronus_customize_register_post_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_post_settings()
chronus_customize_register_theme_info_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_theme_info_settings()
chronus_customize_register_website_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customize_register_website_settings()
chronus_customizer_controls_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customizer_controls_css()
chronus_customizer_controls_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_customizer_controls_js()
chronus_default_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_default_menu()
chronus_default_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_default_options()
chronus_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link()
chronus_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_entry_meta()
chronus_entry_tags 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_entry_tags()
chronus_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_excerpt_length()
chronus_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_excerpt_more()
chronus_featured_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_featured_content()
chronus_featured_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_featured_entry_meta()
chronus_featured_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_featured_excerpt_length()
chronus_featured_post_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_featured_post_image()
chronus_flush_magazine_post_ids 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_flush_magazine_post_ids()
chronus_get_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_get_fonts_url()
chronus_get_magazine_post_ids 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_get_magazine_post_ids()
chronus_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_get_option()
chronus_get_svg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_get_svg()
chronus_gutenberg_support 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_gutenberg_support()
chronus_header_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_header_image()
chronus_hide_elements 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_hide_elements()
chronus_infinite_scroll_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_infinite_scroll_render()
chronus_is_amp 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_is_amp()
chronus_magazine_entry_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_magazine_entry_date()
chronus_magazine_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_magazine_entry_meta()
chronus_magazine_posts_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_magazine_posts_excerpt_length()
chronus_magazine_widget_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_magazine_widget_title()
chronus_magazine_widgets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_magazine_widgets()
chronus_meta_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_meta_author()
chronus_meta_category 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_meta_category()
chronus_meta_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_meta_date()
chronus_more_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_more_link()
chronus_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_pagination()
chronus_pingback_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_pingback_url()
chronus_post_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_post_image()
chronus_post_image_archives 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_post_image_archives()
chronus_post_image_single 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_post_image_single()
chronus_post_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_post_navigation()
chronus_register_magazine_posts_columns_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_register_magazine_posts_columns_widget()
chronus_register_magazine_posts_grid_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_register_magazine_posts_grid_widget()
chronus_related_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_related_posts()
chronus_retina_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_retina_logo()
chronus_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_sanitize_checkbox()
chronus_sanitize_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_sanitize_select()
chronus_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_scripts()
chronus_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_setup()
chronus_site_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_site_description()
chronus_site_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_site_logo()
chronus_site_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_site_title()
chronus_theme_addons_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_addons_setup()
chronus_theme_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_fonts()
chronus_theme_info_menu_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_info_menu_link()
chronus_theme_info_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_info_page()
chronus_theme_info_page_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_info_page_css()
chronus_theme_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_theme_options()
chronus_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_widgets_init()
chronus_wrapper_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_wrapper_end()
chronus_wrapper_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare chronus_wrapper_start()

Using Chronus 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 Chronus from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install chronus


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

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

wp theme install chronus --activate


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

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

wp theme install chronus --force


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

wp theme update chronus


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

wp theme delete chronus --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Chronus?

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 Chronus 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 Chronus

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