wpsnoop: fix Esquire theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Esquire version 1.3.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Esquire to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.1 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 1.3.1 of Esquire 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 Esquire 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: Esquire

Theme Slug: esquire Internal ID: 108859 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.3.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 64 (399.58kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 24

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Which new files does Esquire add to WordPress?

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The theme Esquire added 64 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/esquire/	399.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/archive.php	2.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/comments.php	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-audio.php	2.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-grabbers.php	4.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-image.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-link.php	2.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-quote.php	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content-video.php	1.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/content.php	1.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/footer.php	1.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/functions.php	12.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/header.php	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/image.php	4.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/	147.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/album-overlay-rtl.png	11.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/album-overlay.png	10.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/arrows-mute.png	254.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/arrows.png	254.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/audio-bg.png	217.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/bar.png	192.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/bg-rtl.png	951.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/bg.png	206.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/chat-bg.png	214.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/dropcap.png	597.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/esq.png	517.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/footer-bg.png	204.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/header-bg.png	341.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/icon-get.png	259.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/icon-plays.png	231.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/icon-search.png	221.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/icons.png	309.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/link-bg-rtl.png	1.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/link-bg.png	1.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/meta-comment.png	323.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/meta-note.png	321.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/meta-plus.png	304.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/meta-short.png	312.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/photo-base.jpg	20.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/photo-bg.jpg	30.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/photo-short.jpg	11.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/photo-top.jpg	21.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/quote-bg-rtl.png	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/quote-bg.png	569.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/sidebar-bg-rtl.png	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/sidebar-bg.png	287.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/social.png	10.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/video-bg.jpg	12.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/video-top.jpg	4.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/zz-left.png	850.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/img/zz-right.png	847.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/inc/	351.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/inc/jetpack.compat.php	351.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/index.php	1.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/js/	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/js/audio.js	580.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/js/esquire.js	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/languages/	5.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/languages/esquire.pot	5.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/readme.txt	958.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/rtl.css	3.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/screenshot.png	174.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/searchform.php	460.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/esquire/style.css	20.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Esquire add to WordPress?

The theme Esquire 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 Esquire?

Esquire 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 Esquire?

When Esquire 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
Esquire
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645507554;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_esquire		The theme_mods_esquire option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_esquire
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Esquire added 24 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
the_post_format_audio	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare the_post_format_audio()
esquire_add_audio_support	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_add_audio_support()
esquire_audio_grabber	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_audio_grabber()
esquire_audio_script	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_audio_script()
esquire_auto_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_auto_excerpt_more()
esquire_category_counter	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_category_counter()
esquire_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_category_transient_flusher()
esquire_check_video_embeds	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_check_video_embeds()
esquire_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_comment()
esquire_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_content_width()
esquire_continue_reading_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_continue_reading_link()
esquire_custom_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_custom_excerpt_more()
esquire_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_excerpt_length()
esquire_image_grabber	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_image_grabber()
esquire_next_posts_link_attributes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_next_posts_link_attributes()
esquire_post_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_post_classes()
esquire_previous_posts_link_attributes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_previous_posts_link_attributes()
esquire_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_scripts()
esquire_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_setup()
esquire_the_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_the_content()
esquire_url_grabber	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_url_grabber()
esquire_video_embed_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_video_embed_html()
esquire_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_widgets_init()
esquire_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare esquire_wp_title()

Using Esquire 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 Esquire from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install esquire

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

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

wp theme install esquire --activate

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

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

wp theme install esquire --force

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

wp theme update esquire

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

wp theme delete esquire --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Esquire?

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 Esquire 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 Esquire

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