wpsnoop: fix Emerald theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Emerald version 1.5 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Emerald to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.5 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 1.5 of Emerald 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 Emerald 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.

Summary of WordPress theme analysis: Emerald

Theme Slug: emerald Internal ID: 108662 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.5 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 50 (559.76kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 29

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Which new files does Emerald add to WordPress?

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The theme Emerald added 50 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/emerald/	559.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/404.php	982.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/archive.php	3.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/comments-old.php	4.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/comments.php	1.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/footer.php	692.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/functions.php	17.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/header.php	3.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/index.php	2.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/	378.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/	45.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/home-slider.css	899.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/ie.css	9.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/login.css	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/options-panel.css	2.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/css/style.css	31.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/	260.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/header-bg.png	12.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/nothing.gif	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/patterns/	237.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/patterns/pattern1.png	19.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/patterns/pattern2.png	14.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/patterns/pattern3.png	203.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/pointer.png	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/images/social.png	8.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/	72.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/	68.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/hoverIntent.js	4.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/hoverIntent.min.js	1.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/jquery.fitvids.js	3.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/modernizr.custom.js	29.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/modernizr.custom.min.js	14.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/responsiveslides-hooks-settings.js	116.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/responsiveslides.js	11.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/libs/responsiveslides.min.js	3.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/options-panel.js	503.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/js/scripts.js	3.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/translation/	293.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/library/translation/translation.php	293.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/options-panel.php	9.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/page-fullwidth.php	2.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/page-home.php	2.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/page.php	1.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/readme.txt	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/screenshot.png	121.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/search.php	2.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/sidebar.php	379.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/single.php	2.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/slider.php	916.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/emerald/style.css	819.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Emerald add to WordPress?

The theme Emerald did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

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

Emerald did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the theme creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

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

When Emerald was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
current_theme		Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
Emerald
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645517641;s:4:"data";a:3:{s:19:"wp_inactive_widgets";a:0:{}s:9:"sidebar-1";a:3:{i:0;s:7:"block-2";i:1;s:7:"block-3";i:2;s:7:"block-4";}s:9:"sidebar-2";a:2:{i:0;s:7:"block-5";i:1;s:7:"block-6";}}}}
theme_switched		Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
(empty string)
theme_mods_emerald		The theme_mods_emerald option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Emerald 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.

After disabling and deleting Emerald there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_emerald
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Emerald declare when it is active?

Installing Emerald added 29 new functions to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
remove_cat_rel	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_cat_rel()
emerald_comments	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_comments()
emerald_cp_scripts_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_cp_scripts_styles()
emerald_credit_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_credit_links()
emerald_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_excerpt_more()
emerald_filter_ptags_on_images	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_filter_ptags_on_images()
emerald_footer_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_footer_links()
emerald_footer_links_fallback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_footer_links_fallback()
emerald_footer_settings_section_callback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_footer_settings_section_callback()
emerald_gallery_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_gallery_style()
emerald_general_settings_section_callback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_general_settings_section_callback()
emerald_get_the_author_posts_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_get_the_author_posts_link()
emerald_header_dropdown_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_header_dropdown_nav()
emerald_initialize_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_initialize_theme_options()
emerald_main_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_main_nav()
emerald_main_nav_fallback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_main_nav_fallback()
emerald_page_navi	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_page_navi()
emerald_prev_next_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_prev_next_links()
emerald_register_sidebars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_register_sidebars()
emerald_render_settings_field	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_render_settings_field()
emerald_render_settings_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_render_settings_page()
emerald_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_scripts()
emerald_social_settings_section_callback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_social_settings_section_callback()
emerald_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_styles()
emerald_theme_activation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_theme_activation()
emerald_theme_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_theme_menu()
emerald_theme_support	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_theme_support()
emerald_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_wp_title()
emerald_wpsearch	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emerald_wpsearch()

Using Emerald 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 Emerald from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install emerald

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

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

wp theme install emerald --activate

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

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

wp theme install emerald --force

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

wp theme update emerald

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

wp theme delete emerald --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Emerald?

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 Emerald 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 Emerald

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