wpsnoop: fix DW Timeline theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does DW Timeline version 1.0.9 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for DW Timeline to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.9 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 1.0.9 of DW Timeline 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 DW Timeline 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 DW Timeline add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/ 0.99MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/404.php 236.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/ 602.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/css/ 127.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/css/editor-style.css 7.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/css/main.css 120.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/fonts/ 144.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot 19.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 61.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf 40.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/img/ 53.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/img/404.png 13.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/img/bg.jpg 38.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/img/favicon.ico 318.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/img/loading.gif 723.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/ 78.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/scripts.js 8.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/vendor/ 69.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/vendor/bootstrap-3.0.3.min.js 27.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/vendor/jquery.infinitescroll.min.js 20.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/vendor/modernizr-2.7.0.min.js 15.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/js/vendor/nivo-lightbox.min.js 6.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/ 199.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/ 167.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/alerts.less 1.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/badges.less 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/bootstrap.less 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/breadcrumbs.less 540.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/button-groups.less 4.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/buttons.less 3.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/carousel.less 4.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/close.less 683.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/code.less 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/component-animations.less 509.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/dropdowns.less 3.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/forms.less 8.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/glyphicons.less 14.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/grid.less 1.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/input-groups.less 3.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/jumbotron.less 936.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/labels.less 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/list-group.less 1.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/media.less 848.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/mixins.less 23.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/modals.less 3.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/navbar.less 13.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/navs.less 4.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/normalize.less 7.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/pager.less 865.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/pagination.less 1.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/panels.less 3.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/popovers.less 3.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/print.less 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/progress-bars.less 1.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/responsive-utilities.less 4.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/scaffolding.less 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/tables.less 4.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/theme.less 6.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/thumbnails.less 742.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/tooltip.less 2.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/type.less 5.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/utilities.less 780.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/variables.less 19.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/bootstrap/wells.less 535.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/hentry.less 6.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/layout.less 6.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/main.less 1.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/theme.less 6.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/timeline.less 4.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/variables.less 416.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/vendor/ 6.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/vendor/nivo-lightbox.less 5.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/assets/less/vendor/prettify.less 831.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/base.php 472.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/functions.php 844.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/index.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/languages/ 4.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/languages/default.mo 517.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/languages/default.po 3.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/ 230.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/comments.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/config.php 871.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/custom.php 3.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/customizer.php 10.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/font/ 203.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/font/gfonts_v2.txt 203.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/gallery.php 3.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/init.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/nav.php 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/scripts.php 1.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/titles.php 1.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/utils.php 158.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/lib/wrapper.php 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/LICENSE.txt 34.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/page.php 218.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/README.txt 2.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/screenshot.png 130.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/single.php 112.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/style.css 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/template-custom.php 160.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/ 9.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/comment.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/comments.php 3.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/content-none.php 436.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/content-page.php 183.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/content-single.php 934.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/content.php 735.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/entry-meta.php 763.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/footer.php 22.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/head.php 336.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/header.php 1.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/page-header.php 87.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/dw-timeline/templates/searchform.php 595.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does DW Timeline add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme DW Timeline?

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

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_dw-timeline The theme_mods_dw-timeline option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use DW Timeline 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 DW Timeline declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
footer_code 2 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare footer_code()
header_code 3 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare header_code()
dw_timeline_attachment_link_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_attachment_link_class()
dw_timeline_custom_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_custom_header()
dw_timeline_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_customize_register()
dw_timeline_favicon 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_favicon()
dw_timeline_gallery 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_gallery()
dw_timeline_get_gfonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_get_gfonts()
dw_timeline_get_theme_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_get_theme_option()
dw_timeline_grid_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_grid_class()
dw_timeline_is_element_empty 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_is_element_empty()
dw_timeline_main_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_main_class()
dw_timeline_meta_box 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_meta_box()
dw_timeline_nav_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_nav_menu_args()
dw_timeline_nav_menu_css_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_nav_menu_css_class()
dw_timeline_post_setting_callback 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_post_setting_callback()
dw_timeline_post_setting_save_postdata 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_post_setting_save_postdata()
dw_timeline_prepare_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_prepare_posts()
dw_timeline_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_scripts()
dw_timeline_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_setup()
dw_timeline_sidebar_path 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_sidebar_path()
dw_timeline_template_path 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_template_path()
dw_timeline_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_title()
dw_timeline_typo_font 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_typo_font()
dw_timeline_wp_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timeline_wp_title()
dw_timelinecustom_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dw_timelinecustom_excerpt_length()

Using DW Timeline 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 DW Timeline from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install dw-timeline


How to activate DW Timeline from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install dw-timeline --activate


How to reinstall DW Timeline from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install dw-timeline --force


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

wp theme update dw-timeline


How to delete DW Timeline from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete dw-timeline --force

Where can you download earlier versions of DW Timeline?

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 DW Timeline 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 DW Timeline

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