wpsnoop: fix FreeNews theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does FreeNews version 1.1.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for FreeNews to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.7 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 1.1.7 of FreeNews 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 FreeNews 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 FreeNews add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/freenews/ 2.98MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/404.php 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/archive.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/ 1.31MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/js/ 7.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/js/global.js 2.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/js/navigation.js 3.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/js/navigation.min.js 1.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 684.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/ 1.30MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/ 1.10MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/css/ 66.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.css 36.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.min.css 30.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/ 1.04MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 161.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 161.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/fontawesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 131.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/marquee/ 32.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/marquee/jquery.marquee.js 22.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/marquee/jquery.marquee.min.js 8.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/marquee/marquee-settings.js 455.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/slick/ 133.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/slick/slick-banner-settings.js 391.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/slick/slick-settings.js 1.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/slick/slick.js 87.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/slick/slick.min.js 42.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky-sidebar/ 29.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky-sidebar/ResizeSensor.js 5.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky-sidebar/ResizeSensor.min.js 2.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky-sidebar/theia-sticky-sidebar.js 16.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky-sidebar/theia-sticky-sidebar.min.js 5.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky/ 10.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky/jquery.sticky.js 9.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/assets/library/sticky/sticky-setting.js 514.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/comments.php 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/css/ 5.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/css/admin/ 74.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/css/admin/admin.css 74.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/css/customize-control.css 586.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/css/editor-style.css 4.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/footer.php 1.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/functions.php 6.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/header.php 7.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/image.php 2.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/images/ 352.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/images/404.png 73.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/images/free_vs_pro.png 122.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/images/header.jpg 156.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/ 227.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/about-theme/ 16.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/about-theme/about-theme.php 13.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/about-theme/css/ 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/about-theme/css/about-theme.css 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/common-functions.php 1.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/custom-header.php 2.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/custom/ 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/custom/customizer-custom.php 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/ 18.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/all-theme-options.php 4.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/category-color.php 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/control-checkbox-multiple.php 2.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/customizer.php 4.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/excerpt-display.php 914.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/flash-news.php 984.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/highlighted-category.php 1.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/main-banner.php 554.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/sanitize-callback-functions.php 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/customizer/upgrade-to-pro.php 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/information.php 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/jetpack.php 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/style-scripts.php 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/template-functions.php 3.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/template-tags.php 4.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/tgm/ 123.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php 119.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/tgm/tgm.php 3.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/theme-functions.php 17.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/ 31.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/blog-category-post.php 6.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/category-slide.php 6.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/list-category-post.php 9.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/post-widgets.php 5.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/inc/widgets/sidebars.php 3.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/index.php 1.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/js/ 1.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/js/customize-controls.js 604.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/js/customizer-custom-scripts.js 326.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/js/customizer.js 995.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/languages/ 99.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/languages/ar.mo 28.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/languages/ar.po 43.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/languages/freenews.pot 27.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/page.php 923.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/readme.txt 9.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/rtl.css 5.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/screenshot.jpg 838.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/search.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/sidebar.php 351.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/single.php 772.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/style.css 79.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template-parts/ 7.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template-parts/content-none.php 1.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template-parts/content-page.php 1.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template-parts/content-search.php 1.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template-parts/content.php 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template/ 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/template/freenews-template.php 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/ 52.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/autoload.php 274.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/ 21.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php 147.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/autoload_namespaces.php 149.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/autoload_psr4.php 239.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php 2.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php 879.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/ClassLoader.php 13.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/installed.json 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/composer/LICENSE 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/ 30.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/autoload/ 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/autoload/src/ 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/autoload/src/Loader.php 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/ 28.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/composer.json 684.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/license.md 17.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/ 2.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/css/ 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/css/customize-controls.css 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/js/ 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/js/customize-controls.js 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/public/mix-manifest.json 179.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/readme.md 3.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/ 2.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/js/ 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/js/customize-controls.js 487.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/js/customize-controls/ 521.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/js/customize-controls/section-button.js 521.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/scss/ 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/scss/customize-controls.scss 390.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/scss/customize-controls/ 744.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/resources/scss/customize-controls/_section-button.scss 744.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/src/ 2.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/vendor/wptrt/customize-section-button/src/Button.php 2.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/freenews/wpml-config.xml 232.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does FreeNews add to WordPress?

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

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

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_freenews The theme_mods_freenews option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_freenews_blog_category_posts The widget_freenews_blog_category_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_freenews_category_slide The widget_freenews_category_slide option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_freenews_list_category_posts The widget_freenews_list_category_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_freenews_posts The widget_freenews_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use FreeNews 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 FreeNews declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
load_tgm_plugin_activation 2919 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_tgm_plugin_activation()
tgmpa 2969 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa()
tgmpa_load_bulk_installer 2936 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa_load_bulk_installer()
freenews_about 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_about()
freenews_about_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_about_page()
freenews_activation_notice 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_activation_notice()
freenews_admin_notice 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_admin_notice()
freenews_admin_theme_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_admin_theme_style()
freenews_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_body_classes()
freenews_cat_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_cat_list()
freenews_cat_list_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_cat_list_checkbox()
freenews_cat_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_cat_lists()
freenews_category_colors 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_category_colors()
freenews_comment_links 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_comment_links()
freenews_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_content_width()
freenews_custom_header_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_custom_header_setup()
freenews_customize_partial_blogdescription 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_customize_partial_blogdescription()
freenews_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_customize_partial_blogname()
freenews_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_customize_preview_js()
freenews_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_customize_register()
freenews_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_excerpt_length()
freenews_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_excerpt_more()
freenews_exclude_homepage 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_exclude_homepage()
freenews_flash_news 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_flash_news()
freenews_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_fonts_url()
freenews_frontpage_cat_list 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_frontpage_cat_list()
freenews_header_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_header_image()
freenews_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_header_style()
freenews_hightlight_category_left 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_hightlight_category_left()
freenews_hightlight_category_right 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_hightlight_category_right()
freenews_main_banner 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_main_banner()
freenews_main_banner_after 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_main_banner_after()
freenews_main_banner_before 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_main_banner_before()
freenews_nav_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_nav_class()
freenews_navigation_top 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_navigation_top()
freenews_notice_ignore 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_notice_ignore()
freenews_pingback_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_pingback_header()
freenews_post_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_post_classes()
freenews_post_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_post_thumbnail()
freenews_posted_by 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_posted_by()
freenews_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_posted_on()
freenews_register_required_plugins 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_register_required_plugins()
freenews_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_scripts()
freenews_search_form 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_search_form()
freenews_secondary_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_secondary_navigation()
freenews_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_setup()
freenews_site_branding 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_site_branding()
freenews_site_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_site_info()
freenews_social_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_social_navigation()
freenews_tag_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_tag_lists()
freenews_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare freenews_widgets_init()

Using FreeNews 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 FreeNews from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install freenews


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

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

wp theme install freenews --activate


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

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

wp theme install freenews --force


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

wp theme update freenews


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

wp theme delete freenews --force

Where can you download earlier versions of FreeNews?

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 FreeNews 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 FreeNews

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