wpsnoop: fix Hephaestus theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Hephaestus version 1.4.8 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Hephaestus to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.4.8 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 1.4.8 of Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/ The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/ The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/ 1.32MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/404.php 372.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/comments.php 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/ 35.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/default.css 10.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/grid.png 111.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/ie.css 2.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/print.css 2.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/screen.css 16.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/css/superfish.css 3.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/footer.php 1.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/functions.php 18.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/goals.txt 627.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/header.php 2.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/hephaestus-editor-style.css 10.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/home.php 3.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/image.php 2.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/ 78.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/404.png 24.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/arrow.png 758.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/arrowbullet.png 142.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/arrows-ffffff.png 412.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/commentnum.png 531.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/commentsheader.png 488.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/facebook.png 378.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/harrow.png 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/hoverpost.png 30.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/iconframe.png 433.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/logo.png 4.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/magnifier.png 1.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/no_image.png 4.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/postline.png 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/rss.png 398.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/searchbarbg.png 2.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/shadow.png 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/sidebarbg.png 208.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/sidebarfooter.png 823.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/trans.png 923.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/images/twitter.png 331.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/index.php 1.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/ 59.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/arrows-ffffff.png 418.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/cycle.js 52.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/default.js 384.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/shadow.png 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/js/superfish.js 4.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/languages/ 2.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/languages/hephaestus.pot 2.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/license.txt 34.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/page.php 597.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/readme.txt 887.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/screenshot.png 679.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/searchform.php 494.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/sidebar.php 515.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/single.php 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/style.css 733.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/ 412.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/ 218.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/ 171.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/css/ 24.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/css/admin-style.css 21.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/css/colorpicker.css 3.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/ 75.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/1col.png 2.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/2-col-portfolio.png 1.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/2cl.png 2.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/2cr.png 2.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/3-col-portfolio.png 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/3cm.png 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/3cr.png 2.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/4-col-portfolio.png 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/accept.png 2.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/button_check.png 4.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/ 22.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/blank.gif 45.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_background.png 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_hex.png 532.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_hsb_b.png 970.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_hsb_h.png 0.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_hsb_s.png 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_indic.gif 86.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_overlay.png 10.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_rgb_b.png 970.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_rgb_g.png 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_rgb_r.png 1.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_select.gif 78.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/colorpicker_submit.png 984.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/colorpicker/select.png 3.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/dropdown-arrow.png 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/favicon.ico 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon_option.png 989.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-add.png 733.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-backup.png 613.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-delete.png 3.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-docs.png 356.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-edit.png 618.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-home.png 727.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-info.png 734.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-notice.png 664.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-paint.png 805.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-settings.png 3.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-slider.png 450.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/icon-warn.png 687.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/loading-bottom.gif 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/select.png 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/sign_warning.png 3.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/stop.png 3.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/toggle_tabs.png 358.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/ui-bg_flat_0_aaaaaa_40x100.png 180.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/warning.png 308.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/wrench.png 378.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/images/wrench16.png 533.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/ 70.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/ajaxupload.js 15.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/colorpicker.js 16.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/cookie.js 819.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/jquery.maskedinput-1.2.2.js 6.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/jquery.tipsy.js 9.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/of-medialibrary-uploader.js 6.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/assets/js/smof.js 16.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/classes/ 22.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/classes/class.options_machine.php 22.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/front-end/ 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/front-end/options.php 2.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/ 19.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.admin.php 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.interface.php 5.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.load.php 447.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.mediauploader.php 6.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.options.php 5.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/functions/functions.php No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/index.php 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/layouts/ No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/layouts/default.css No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/layouts/placebo.css No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/admin/README.txt 881.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/functions.php 230.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/ 190.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/ 190.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg0.png 123.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg1.png 117.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg10.png 2.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg11.png 42.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg2.png 3.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg3.png 14.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg4.png 8.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg5.png 36.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg6.jpg 12.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg7.jpg 30.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg8.png 5.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/images/bg/bg9.png 34.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/readme.md 2.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hephaestus/SupremoPanel/template-debug.php 217.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Hephaestus add to WordPress?

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

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

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_hephaestus The theme_mods_hephaestus option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
of_admin_head 72 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_admin_head()
of_ajax_callback 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_ajax_callback()
of_get_header_classes_array 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_get_header_classes_array()
of_head 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_head()
of_load_only 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_load_only()
of_option_setup 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_option_setup()
of_options 6 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_options()
of_style_only 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_style_only()
optionsframework_add_admin 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_add_admin()
optionsframework_admin_init 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_admin_init()
optionsframework_admin_message 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_admin_message()
optionsframework_mlu_css 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_css()
optionsframework_mlu_get_silentpost 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_get_silentpost()
optionsframework_mlu_init 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_init()
optionsframework_mlu_insidepopup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_insidepopup()
optionsframework_mlu_js 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_js()
optionsframework_mlu_js_popup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_js_popup()
optionsframework_mlu_modify_tabs 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_mlu_modify_tabs()
optionsframework_options_page 5 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_options_page()
pagenavi 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pagenavi()
wysiwyg_editor 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wysiwyg_editor()
force_send 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare force_send()
hephaestus_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare hephaestus_comment()
round_num 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare round_num()
supremo_add_editor_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare supremo_add_editor_styles()
supremo_load_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare supremo_load_scripts()
supremo_load_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare supremo_load_styles()
supremo_theme_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare supremo_theme_setup()
supremo_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare supremo_widgets_init()
the_title_shorten 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare the_title_shorten()

Using Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install hephaestus


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

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

wp theme install hephaestus --activate


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

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

wp theme install hephaestus --force


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

wp theme update hephaestus


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

wp theme delete hephaestus --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Hephaestus?

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 Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus

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