wpsnoop: fix Core News theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Core News version 1.0.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Core News to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.2 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 1.0.2 of Core News 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 Core News 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 Core News add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/core-blog/ 3.64MB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/404.php 0.99kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/404.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/archive.php 1.70kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/archive.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/ 3.08MB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/ 283.38kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/about-admin.css 3.19kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/about-admin.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/bootstrap.css 211.11kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/bootstrap.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/fontawesome-all.css 69.08kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/css/fontawesome-all.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/ 181.11kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/bootstrap.js 112.72kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/bootstrap.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/breakpoints.js 5.65kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/breakpoints.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-main.js 3.05kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-main.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-modal-accessibility.js 10.30kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-modal-accessibility.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-util.js 12.14kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/core-blog-util.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/customizer.js 1.03kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/customizer.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/popper.js 36.21kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/js/popper.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/ 2.62MB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot 126.32kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg 673.75kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf 126.02kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff 85.30kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2 72.76kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2 file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot 33.58kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg 141.07kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf 33.29kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff 16.41kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2 13.26kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2 file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot 187.61kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg 819.71kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf 187.34kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff 95.72kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2 73.67kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/assets/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2 file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/comments.php 1.48kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/comments.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/footer.php 2.27kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/footer.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/functions.php 8.98kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/functions.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/header.php 3.84kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/header.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/ 237.03kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/about.php 9.35kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/about.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/breadcrumb-class.php 39.45kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/breadcrumb-class.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/controls.php 686.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/controls.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/core-blog-widgets.php 7.87kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/core-blog-widgets.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/ 38.65kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/class-customize.php 2.50kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/class-customize.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/customize-controls.css 475.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/customize-controls.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/customize-controls.js 326.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/customize-controls.js file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/license.md 17.56kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/license.md file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/readme.md 1.16kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/readme.md file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/screenshot.png 15.29kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/screenshot.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/section-pro.php 1.35kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-button/section-pro.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-header.php 1.78kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/custom-header.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/customizer-settings.php 9.43kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/customizer-settings.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/customizer.php 3.18kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/customizer.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/template-tags.php 5.26kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/template-tags.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/ 121.40kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php 120.42kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/hook-tgm.php 0.98kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/inc/tgm/hook-tgm.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/index.php 1.82kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/index.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/page.php 1.52kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/page.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/readme.txt 2.68kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/readme.txt file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/screenshot.png 207.86kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/screenshot.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/search.php 1.92kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/search.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/sidebar.php 94.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/sidebar.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/single.php 2.08kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/single.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/style.css 92.89kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/style.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/ 7.64kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-none.php 0.99kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-none.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-page.php 1.05kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-page.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-search.php 1.47kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-search.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-single.php 1.99kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content-single.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content.php 2.14kB The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template-parts/content.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template/ 801.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-blog/template/full-width.php 801.00B The wp-content/themes/core-blog/template/full-width.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/core-news/ 224.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/404.php 978.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/archive.php 1.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/assets/ 69.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/assets/css/ 69.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/assets/css/fontawesome-all.css 69.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/assets/js/ 157.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/assets/js/core-news-main.js 157.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/footer.php 2.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/functions.php 774.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/header.php 4.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/index.php 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/page.php 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/readme.txt 2.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/screenshot.png 111.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/search.php 1.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/single.php 1.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/style.css 18.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/template-parts/ 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/template-parts/content-single.php 2.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/core-news/template-parts/content.php 2.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Core News add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Core News?

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

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
widget_core_blog_widget_style_1 Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
theme_mods_core-news The theme_mods_core-news option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Core News 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 Core News declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
core_blog_breadcrumb_trail 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_breadcrumb_trail()
core_blog_content_width 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_content_width()
core_blog_copyright_callback 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_copyright_callback()
core_blog_custom_header_setup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_custom_header_setup()
core_blog_customize_partial_blogdescription 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_customize_partial_blogdescription()
core_blog_customize_partial_blogname 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_customize_partial_blogname()
core_blog_customize_preview_js 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_customize_preview_js()
core_blog_customize_register 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_customize_register()
core_blog_entry_footer 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_entry_footer()
core_blog_excerpt_more 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_excerpt_more()
core_blog_footer_copyright_callback 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_footer_copyright_callback()
core_blog_get_post_view 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_get_post_view()
core_blog_header_social_active_callback 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_header_social_active_callback()
core_blog_header_style 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_header_style()
core_blog_post_thumbnail 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_post_thumbnail()
core_blog_posted_by 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_posted_by()
core_blog_posted_on 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_posted_on()
core_blog_recommended_plugins 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_recommended_plugins()
core_blog_sanitize_checkbox 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_sanitize_checkbox()
core_blog_sanitize_select 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_sanitize_select()
core_blog_scripts 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_scripts()
core_blog_set_post_view 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_set_post_view()
core_blog_setup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_setup()
core_blog_slider_callback 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_slider_callback()
core_blog_widgets_init 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_blog_widgets_init()
load_tgm_plugin_activation 2919 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_tgm_plugin_activation()
tgmpa 2969 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa()
tgmpa_load_bulk_installer 2936 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa_load_bulk_installer()
core_news_enqueue_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare core_news_enqueue_scripts()

Using Core News 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 Core News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install core-news


How to activate Core News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install core-news --activate


How to reinstall Core News from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install core-news --force


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

wp theme update core-news


How to delete Core News from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete core-news --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Core News?

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 Core News 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 Core News

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