wpsnoop: fix Excel Blog theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Excel Blog version 1.0.9 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Excel Blog to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.9 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 1.0.9 of Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog 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: Excel Blog

Theme Slug: excel-blog Internal ID: 108977 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.9 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 67 (1.93MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 57

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Which new files does Excel Blog add to WordPress?

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The theme Excel Blog added 67 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/	1.93MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/404.php	649.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/archive.php	1.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/comments.php	2.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/css/	115.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/css/animate.css	71.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/css/font-awesome.css	36.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/css/meanmenu.css	3.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/css/owl.carousel.css	4.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/	1.04MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	161.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	433.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	161.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	95.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	75.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	131.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/footer.php	939.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/full-width.php	646.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/functions.php	999.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/header.php	1.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/	8.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/bg-quote.png	1.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/btn-next-month.png	991.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/btn-next.png	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/btn-prev-month.png	988.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/btn-prev.png	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/btn-search.png	1.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/images/menu-icon1.png	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/	80.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/custom-functions.php	12.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/	23.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/customizer.php	1.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/footer.php	0.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/header.php	2.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/info.php	2.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/slider.php	11.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/customizer/social.php	3.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/extras.php	5.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/jetpack.php	967.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/template-hooks.php	14.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/	23.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/widget-featured-post.php	5.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/widget-popular-posts.php	6.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/widget-recent-posts.php	6.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/widget-social-links.php	2.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/inc/widgets/widgets.php	2.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/index.php	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/js/	101.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/js/custom.js	2.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/js/customizer.js	999.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/js/jquery.meanmenu.js	11.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/js/owl.carousel.js	86.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/languages/	11.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/languages/excel-blog.pot	11.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/page.php	938.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/readme.txt	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/screenshot.png	524.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/search.php	1.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/sidebar.php	369.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/single.php	775.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/style.css	49.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/	6.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/content-none.php	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/content-page.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/content-search.php	885.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/content-single.php	1.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/excel-blog/template-parts/content.php	1.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Excel Blog add to WordPress?

The theme Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog?

Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog?

When Excel Blog was activated and loaded for the first time it created 8 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
Excel Blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645527779;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_excel-blog		The theme_mods_excel-blog option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
widget_excel_blog_featured_post		The widget_excel_blog_featured_post option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_excel_blog_popular_post		The widget_excel_blog_popular_post option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_excel_blog_recent_post		The widget_excel_blog_recent_post option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_excel_blog_social_links		The widget_excel_blog_social_links option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog there were 8 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_excel-blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_excel_blog_featured_post
widget_excel_blog_popular_post
widget_excel_blog_recent_post
widget_excel_blog_social_links

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What new PHP functions does Excel Blog declare when it is active?

Installing Excel Blog added 57 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
excel_blog_before_loop	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_before_loop()
excel_blog_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_body_classes()
excel_blog_bottom_slider	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_bottom_slider()
excel_blog_cat_tag	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_cat_tag()
excel_blog_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_categorized_blog()
excel_blog_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_category_transient_flusher()
excel_blog_change_comment_form_default_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_change_comment_form_default_fields()
excel_blog_change_comment_form_defaults	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_change_comment_form_defaults()
excel_blog_comments	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_comments()
excel_blog_comments_by	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_comments_by()
excel_blog_content_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_content_end()
excel_blog_content_start	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_content_start()
excel_blog_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_content_width()
excel_blog_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customize_preview_js()
excel_blog_customize_register_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customize_register_footer()
excel_blog_customize_register_home	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customize_register_home()
excel_blog_customize_register_slider	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customize_register_slider()
excel_blog_customize_register_social	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customize_register_social()
excel_blog_customizer_theme_info	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_customizer_theme_info()
excel_blog_doctype	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_doctype()
excel_blog_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_entry_footer()
excel_blog_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_excerpt_length()
excel_blog_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_excerpt_more()
excel_blog_exclude_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_exclude_posts()
excel_blog_footer_bottom	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_footer_bottom()
excel_blog_footer_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_footer_end()
excel_blog_footer_start	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_footer_start()
excel_blog_footer_top	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_footer_top()
excel_blog_get_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_get_author()
excel_blog_get_social_links	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_get_social_links()
excel_blog_head	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_head()
excel_blog_header_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_header_end()
excel_blog_header_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_header_nav()
excel_blog_header_site_branding	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_header_site_branding()
excel_blog_header_start	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_header_start()
excel_blog_header_top	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_header_top()
excel_blog_infinite_scroll_render	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_infinite_scroll_render()
excel_blog_jetpack_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_jetpack_setup()
excel_blog_move_comment_field_to_bottom	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_move_comment_field_to_bottom()
excel_blog_page_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_page_end()
excel_blog_page_start	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_page_start()
excel_blog_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_pagination()
excel_blog_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_pingback_header()
excel_blog_posted_by	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_posted_by()
excel_blog_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_posted_on()
excel_blog_register_featured_post_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_register_featured_post_widget()
excel_blog_register_popular_post_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_register_popular_post_widget()
excel_blog_register_recent_post_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_register_recent_post_widget()
excel_blog_register_social_links_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_register_social_links_widget()
excel_blog_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_sanitize_checkbox()
excel_blog_sanitize_number_absint	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_sanitize_number_absint()
excel_blog_sanitize_select	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_sanitize_select()
excel_blog_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_scripts()
excel_blog_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_setup()
excel_blog_template_redirect_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_template_redirect_content_width()
excel_blog_top_slider	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_top_slider()
excel_blog_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare excel_blog_widgets_init()

Using Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install excel-blog

How to activate Excel Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install excel-blog --activate

How to reinstall Excel Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install excel-blog --force

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

wp theme update excel-blog

How to delete Excel Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete excel-blog --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Excel Blog?

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 Excel Blog 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 Excel Blog

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