wpsnoop: fix Essence theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Essence version 0.2.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Essence to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 0.2.1 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 0.2.1 of Essence 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 Essence 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 Essence add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/essence/ 733.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/404.php 825.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/archive.php 1.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/attachment.php 548.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/author-box.php 866.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/author.php 2.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/category.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/comments.php 2.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/content-aside.php 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/content-gallery.php 2.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/content.php 2.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/ 214.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/ 147.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/ie.css 1.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/ 110.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/ 4.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/icons/ 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/icons/cross.png 655.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/icons/key.png 455.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/icons/tick.png 537.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/readme.txt 930.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/buttons/screen.css 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/fancy-type/ 2.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/fancy-type/readme.txt 340.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/fancy-type/screen.css 2.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/ 98.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/ 96.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/doc.png 777.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/email.png 641.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/external.png 45.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/feed.png 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/im.png 741.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/lock.png 749.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/pdf.png 591.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/visited.png 45.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/icons/xls.png 663.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/readme.txt 449.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/link-icons/screen.css 1.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/rtl/ 5.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/rtl/readme.txt 327.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/plugins/rtl/screen.css 4.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/print.css 1.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/screen.css 12.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/ 21.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/forms.css 2.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/grid.css 9.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/grid.png 104.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/ie.css 2.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/print.css 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/reset.css 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/blueprint/src/typography.css 3.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/foundation/ 64.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/foundation/foundation.css 64.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/foundation/ie.css 1.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/css/gallery.css 3.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/editor-style-rtl.css 785.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/editor-style.css 3.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/essence.komodoproject 190.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/footer.php 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/functions.php 20.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/header.php 3.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/ 207.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/16x16.png 47.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/arrow-down.png 46.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/arrow-right.png 45.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/everything-spritev2.png 2.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/originals/ 64.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/originals/twitter-bird.ai 64.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/twitter-bird.png 723.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/images/wordpress.png 849.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/index.php 966.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/ 161.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/colorbox/ 37.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/colorbox/jquery.colorbox-min.js 9.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/colorbox/jquery.colorbox.js 27.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/essence.js 1.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/foundation.js 22.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/hoverIntent.js 4.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/html5.js 2.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/label_over.js 600.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/modernizr.js 6.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/ 82.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/changelog.txt 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/css/ 6.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/css/superfish-navbar.css 2.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/css/superfish-vertical.css 921.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/css/superfish.css 3.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/example.html 3.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/images/ 1.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/images/arrows-ffffff.png 244.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/images/shadow.png 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/ 65.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/hoverIntent.js 3.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/jquery-1.2.6.min.js 54.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/jquery.bgiframe.min.js 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/superfish.js 3.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish-1.4.8/js/supersubs.js 3.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish.args.js 308.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/js/superfish.js 3.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/ 13.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/admin/ 6.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/admin/essence-admin.css 124.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/admin/essence-settings.php 5.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/admin/menu.php 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/functions/ 4.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/functions/options.php 3.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/functions/tools.php 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/structure/ 2.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/structure/galleries.php 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/lib/structure/menus.php 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/license.txt 15.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/loop-attachment.php 5.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/loop-page.php 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/loop-single.php 2.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/loop.php 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/onecolumn-page.php 649.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/page.php 710.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/readme.txt 2.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/rtl.css 4.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/screenshot.png 35.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/search.php 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/searchform.php 605.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/sidebar-footer.php 1.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/sidebar.php 1.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/single.php 560.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/style.css 14.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/essence/tag.php 796.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Essence add to WordPress?

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

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

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_essence The theme_mods_essence option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Essence 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 Essence declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
dump 70 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dump()
essence_add_google_profile 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_add_google_profile()
essence_admin_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_admin_header_style()
essence_attachment_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_attachment_link()
essence_auto_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_auto_excerpt_more()
essence_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_comment()
essence_content_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_content_nav()
essence_continue_reading_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_continue_reading_link()
essence_custom_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_custom_excerpt_more()
essence_do_primary_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_do_primary_nav()
essence_do_secondary_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_do_secondary_nav()
essence_enqueue_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_enqueue_scripts()
essence_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_excerpt_length()
essence_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_get_option()
essence_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_init()
essence_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_option()
essence_page_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_page_menu_args()
essence_posted_in 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_posted_in()
essence_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_posted_on()
essence_remove_recent_comments_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_remove_recent_comments_style()
essence_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_setup()
essence_setup_menus 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_setup_menus()
essence_show_template_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_show_template_file()
essence_theme_settings_defaults 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_theme_settings_defaults()
essence_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_widgets_init()
essence_wp_head 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_wp_head()
essence_wp_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_wp_title()
essence_yoast_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare essence_yoast_breadcrumb()
get_essence_settings_field 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_essence_settings_field()
get_essence_settings_group 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_essence_settings_group()

Using Essence 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 Essence from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install essence


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

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

wp theme install essence --activate


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

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

wp theme install essence --force


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

wp theme update essence


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

wp theme delete essence --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Essence?

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 Essence 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 Essence

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