wpsnoop: fix ePublishing theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does ePublishing version 1.2.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for ePublishing to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2.3 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 1.2.3 of ePublishing 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 ePublishing 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: ePublishing

Theme Slug: epublishing Internal ID: 108811 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.2.3 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 56 (419.74kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 21

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Which new files does ePublishing add to WordPress?

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The theme ePublishing added 56 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/epublishing/	419.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/404.php	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/archive.php	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/author.php	2.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/category.php	1.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/changelog.txt	762.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/comments.php	1.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content-aside.php	1.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content-gallery.php	3.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content-image.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content-page.php	561.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content-single.php	2.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/content.php	2.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/editor-style.css	1.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/footer.php	816.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/full-width-page.php	488.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/functions.php	15.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/header.php	1.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/image.php	5.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/index.php	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/languages/	14.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/languages/default.mo	584.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/languages/default.po	13.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/	214.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/css/	19.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/css/default.css	19.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/	131.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-content.jpg	45.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-nav-r.png	1.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-nav-stripe.png	1.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-nav.png	1.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-sticky-after.png	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg-sticky.jpg	42.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bg.jpg	27.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/bullet.png	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/custom-post-icon.png	462.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/favicon.png	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/icon-search.png	3.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/liner-sticky.png	995.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/liner-widget.png	995.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/nothumb.gif	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/images/trans.png	991.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/js/	63.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/js/modernizr-2.6.1.min.js	14.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/js/modernizr.js	48.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/library/js/scripts.js	269.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/license.txt	14.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/page.php	495.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/readme.txt	1.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/rtl.css	2.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/screenshot.png	80.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/search.php	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/sidebar.php	808.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/single.php	701.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/style.css	36.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/epublishing/tag.php	1.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does ePublishing add to WordPress?

The theme ePublishing 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 ePublishing?

ePublishing 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 ePublishing?

When ePublishing 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
ePublishing
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645499296;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_epublishing		The theme_mods_epublishing option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use ePublishing 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 ePublishing there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_epublishing
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing ePublishing added 21 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
epublishing_blogname_rss	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_blogname_rss()
epublishing_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_body_classes()
epublishing_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_categorized_blog()
epublishing_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_category_transient_flusher()
epublishing_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_comment()
epublishing_content_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_content_nav()
epublishing_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_content_width()
epublishing_custom_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_custom_scripts()
epublishing_enhanced_image_navigation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_enhanced_image_navigation()
epublishing_enqueue_comment_reply	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_enqueue_comment_reply()
epublishing_filter_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_filter_wp_title()
epublishing_main_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_main_nav()
epublishing_main_nav_fallback	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_main_nav_fallback()
epublishing_modernizr_addclass	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_modernizr_addclass()
epublishing_modernizr_script	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_modernizr_script()
epublishing_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_page_menu_args()
epublishing_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_pagination()
epublishing_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_posted_on()
epublishing_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_setup()
epublishing_w3c_valid_rel	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_w3c_valid_rel()
epublishing_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare epublishing_widgets_init()

Using ePublishing 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 ePublishing from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install epublishing

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

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

wp theme install epublishing --activate

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

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

wp theme install epublishing --force

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

wp theme update epublishing

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

wp theme delete epublishing --force

Where can you download earlier versions of ePublishing?

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 ePublishing 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 ePublishing

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