wpsnoop: fix Elicit theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Elicit version 1.3.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Elicit to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.4 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 1.3.4 of Elicit 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 Elicit 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 Elicit add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/elicit/ 1.87MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/404.php 716.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/archive.php 2.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/comments.php 1.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/css/ 314.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/css/bootstrap-theme.css 25.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css 23.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/css/bootstrap.css 144.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/css/bootstrap.min.css 120.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/ 878.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/css/ 59.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.css 32.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.min.css 26.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/ 818.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 69.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 357.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 138.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 81.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 65.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fontawesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 107.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/ 210.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot 19.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 106.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf 44.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2 17.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/footer.php 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/full-width.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/functions.php 11.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/header.php 3.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/ 23.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/customizer-controls.php 781.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/customizer-styles.php 5.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/customizer.php 9.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/widgets/ 7.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/widgets/categories.php 249.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/widgets/popular-posts.php 3.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/includes/widgets/widget-social.php 3.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/index.php 2.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/ 105.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/bootstrap.js 67.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/bootstrap.min.js 36.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/customizer-controls.js 1.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/customizer.js 336.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/js/scroll-to-top.js 284.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/languages/ 5.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/languages/en.mo 516.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/languages/en.po 4.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/page.php 1.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/readme.txt 1.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/screenshot.png 312.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/search.php 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/searchform.php 515.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/sidebar.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/single.php 2.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/elicit/style.css 29.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Elicit add to WordPress?

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

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

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_social-icons Potential conflict with 3 plugins or themes
theme_mods_elicit The theme_mods_elicit option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_elicit_popular_posts The widget_elicit_popular_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Elicit 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 Elicit declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
new_excerpt_more 105 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare new_excerpt_more()
bl_sanitize_number 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bl_sanitize_number()
elicit_bootstrap_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_bootstrap_setup()
elicit_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_comment()
elicit_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_content_width()
elicit_custom_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_custom_css()
elicit_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_customize_register()
elicit_customizer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_customizer()
elicit_customizer_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_customizer_css()
elicit_customizer_inline_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_customizer_inline_css()
elicit_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_excerpt_length()
elicit_excerpt_length_count 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_excerpt_length_count()
elicit_lite_customize_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_lite_customize_js()
elicit_lite_sanitize_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_lite_sanitize_text()
elicit_register_my_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_register_my_menu()
elicit_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_sanitize_checkbox()
elicit_sanitize_hexcolor 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_sanitize_hexcolor()
elicit_sanitize_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_sanitize_layout()
elicit_sanitize_text 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_sanitize_text()
elicit_scripts_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_scripts_styles()
elicit_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_setup()
elicit_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare elicit_widgets_init()
simple_popular_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare simple_popular_posts()

Using Elicit 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 Elicit from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install elicit


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

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

wp theme install elicit --activate


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

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

wp theme install elicit --force


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

wp theme update elicit


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

wp theme delete elicit --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Elicit?

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 Elicit 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 Elicit

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