wpsnoop: fix Cover theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Cover version 1.8.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Cover to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.8.2 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 1.8.2 of Cover 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 Cover 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 Cover add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/cover/ 2.12MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/404.php 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/archive.php 558.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/author.php 557.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/comments.php 2.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/ 1.50MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/ 1.04MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 161.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 161.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 131.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/ 399.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/aesop-lazy-holder.png 8.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/aesop-logo.svg 362.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/AjaxLoader.gif 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/fotorama.png 4.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/[email protected] 15.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/grabbing.png 116.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/grey.gif 49.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/icons.png 729.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/icons.svg 1.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/loader.gif 2.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/img/timeline-break.png 940.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/ 72.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/cover-masonry.js 277.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/cover-unslider.js 281.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/cover.js 3.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/customizer.js 297.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/headroom.min.js 5.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/jquery.event.move.js 14.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/jquery.event.swipe.js 3.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/masonry.pkgd.min.js 23.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/player.min.js 15.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 484.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/js/unslider-min.js 5.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/svg/ 360.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/dist/svg/play-circle.svg.php 360.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/footer.php 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/functions.php 8.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/header.php 4.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/ 21.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/aesop.php 769.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/algolia.php 727.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/amp.php 437.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/color-posts.php 1.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/customizer.php 7.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/extras.php 1.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/jetpack.php 2.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/inc/template-tags.php 5.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/index.php 562.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/languages/ 4.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/languages/cover.pot 4.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/LICENSE.txt 17.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/page-noheader.php 824.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/page.php 908.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/README.txt 13.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/screenshot.png 313.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/search.php 499.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/searchform.php 383.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/sidebar-footer.php 250.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/sidebar-overlay.php 253.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/sidebar-search.php 250.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/single.php 881.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/style.css 208.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/ 30.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/algolia/ 11.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/algolia/autocomplete.php 5.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/algolia/instantsearch.php 5.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/author-bio.php 806.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/comments.php 327.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/content-loop.php 791.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/content-none.php 954.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/content-page.php 701.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/content-single.php 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/content-summary.php 2.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/cover-404.php 215.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/cover-archive.php 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/cover-author.php 448.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/cover-featured.php 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/cover-post.php 3.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/wrapper-top.php 146.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-grid-2.php 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-grid-3.php 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-list-bullet.php 678.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-list.php 698.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-slider-full.php 939.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/template-parts/yarpp-template-slider.php 974.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-example.php 316.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-list.php 318.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-multilingual.php 262.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-photoblog.php 300.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-random.php 326.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/cover/yarpp-template-thumbnail.php 315.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Cover add to WordPress?

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

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

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_cover The theme_mods_cover option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Cover 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 Cover declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
get_contrast 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_contrast()
cover_amp_post_template_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_amp_post_template_css()
cover_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_body_classes()
cover_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_categorized_blog()
cover_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_category_transient_flusher()
cover_chapter_scroll_offset 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_chapter_scroll_offset()
cover_custom_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_custom_logo()
cover_customize_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_customize_options()
cover_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_customize_preview_js()
cover_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_customize_register()
cover_dequeue_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_dequeue_styles()
cover_get_featured_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_get_featured_image()
cover_get_first_featured_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_get_first_featured_image()
cover_page_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_page_menu_args()
cover_post_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_post_nav()
cover_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_posted_on()
cover_quote_size_unit 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_quote_size_unit()
cover_sanitize_list_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_sanitize_list_style()
cover_sanitize_number_of_columns 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_sanitize_number_of_columns()
cover_sanitize_overlay_color 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_sanitize_overlay_color()
cover_sanitize_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_sanitize_select()
cover_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_scripts()
cover_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_setup()
cover_timeline_scroll_offset 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_timeline_scroll_offset()
cover_use_custom_colors 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_use_custom_colors()
cover_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cover_widgets_init()
darken 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare darken()
get_contrast_50 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_contrast_50()
get_contrast_yiq 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_contrast_yiq()

Using Cover 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 Cover from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install cover


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

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

wp theme install cover --activate


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

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

wp theme install cover --force


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

wp theme update cover


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

wp theme delete cover --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Cover?

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 Cover 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 Cover

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