wpsnoop: fix Hiero theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Hiero version 1.8.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Hiero to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.8.4 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 1.8.4 of Hiero 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 Hiero 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: Hiero

Theme Slug: hiero Internal ID: 111206 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.8.4 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 58 (662.85kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 30

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Which new files does Hiero add to WordPress?

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The theme Hiero added 58 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/hiero/	662.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/404.php	1.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/archive.php	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/changelog.txt	848.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/comments.php	2.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/content-page.php	740.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/content-single.php	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/content.php	2.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/css/	230.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/css/athemes-glyphs.css	2.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/css/bootstrap.css	124.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/css/bootstrap.min.css	103.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/fonts/	36.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/fonts/athemes-glyphs.eot	10.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/fonts/athemes-glyphs.svg	9.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/fonts/athemes-glyphs.ttf	10.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/fonts/athemes-glyphs.woff	6.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/footer.php	685.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/functions.php	6.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/header.php	1.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/image.php	3.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/	57.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/custom-widgets.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/customizer.php	11.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/extras.php	3.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/template-tags.php	8.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/user-profile.php	1.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/	30.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-fields.php	4.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-flickr-stream.php	4.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-media-embed.php	4.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-preview-post.php	4.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-social-icons.php	5.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/inc/widgets/widget-tabs.php	5.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/index.php	1.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/	105.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/bootstrap.js	60.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/bootstrap.min.js	27.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/customizer.js	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/html5shiv.js	9.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/settings.js	458.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/superfish.js	4.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/js/supersubs.js	1.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/lang/	10.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/lang/hiero.pot	10.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/license.txt	34.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/no-results.php	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/page-template-full.php	605.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/page.php	842.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/readme.txt	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/screenshot.png	126.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/search.php	855.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/searchform.php	685.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/sidebar-footer.php	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/sidebar.php	266.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/single.php	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/style.css	22.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/hiero/styles.php	3.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Hiero add to WordPress?

The theme Hiero 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 Hiero?

Hiero 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 Hiero?

When Hiero was activated and loaded for the first time it created 9 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
Hiero
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645514901;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)
widget_athemes_flickr_stream		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_athemes_media_embed		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_athemes_preview_post		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_athemes_social_icons		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_athemes_tabs		Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
theme_mods_hiero		The theme_mods_hiero option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Hiero 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 Hiero there were 9 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_hiero
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_athemes_flickr_stream
widget_athemes_media_embed
widget_athemes_preview_post
widget_athemes_social_icons
widget_athemes_tabs

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

Installing Hiero added 30 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
athemes_auto_excerpt_more	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_auto_excerpt_more()
athemes_body_classes	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_body_classes()
athemes_categorized_blog	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_categorized_blog()
athemes_category_transient_flusher	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_category_transient_flusher()
athemes_comment	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_comment()
athemes_content_nav	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_content_nav()
athemes_continue_reading_link	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_continue_reading_link()
athemes_custom_excerpt_more	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_custom_excerpt_more()
athemes_custom_styles	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_custom_styles()
athemes_customize_preview_js	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_customize_preview_js()
athemes_customize_register	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_customize_register()
athemes_enhanced_image_navigation	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_enhanced_image_navigation()
athemes_excerpt_length	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_excerpt_length()
athemes_extra_profile	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_extra_profile()
athemes_footer_sidebar_class	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_footer_sidebar_class()
athemes_html5shiv	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_html5shiv()
athemes_limit_string	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_limit_string()
athemes_page_menu_args	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_page_menu_args()
athemes_posted_on	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_posted_on()
athemes_sanitize_checkbox	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_sanitize_checkbox()
athemes_sanitize_fonts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_sanitize_fonts()
athemes_save_extra_profile	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_save_extra_profile()
athemes_scripts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_scripts()
athemes_setup	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_setup()
athemes_the_attached_image	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_the_attached_image()
athemes_widgets_init	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_widgets_init()
athemes_widgets_show_widget_field	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_widgets_show_widget_field()
athemes_widgets_updated_field_value	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_widgets_updated_field_value()
athemes_wp_title	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare athemes_wp_title()
featured_post_class	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare featured_post_class()

Using Hiero 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 Hiero from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install hiero

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

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

wp theme install hiero --activate

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

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

wp theme install hiero --force

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

wp theme update hiero

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

wp theme delete hiero --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Hiero?

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 Hiero 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 Hiero

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