wpsnoop: fix Mercia theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Mercia version 1.9.8 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Mercia to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.9.8 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 1.9.8 of Mercia 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 Mercia 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 Mercia add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/mercia/ 890.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/404.php 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/archive.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/ 152.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/css/ 37.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/css/customizer-controls.css 4.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/css/editor-style.css 5.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/css/editor-styles.css 25.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/css/theme-info.css 1.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/icons/ 60.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/icons/genericons-neue.svg 27.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/icons/social-icons.svg 33.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/images/ 26.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/images/default-featured-image.png 20.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/images/magazine-focus-center.png 2.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/images/magazine-focus-left.png 2.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/images/magazine-grid.png 2.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/ 28.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/customize-preview.js 5.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/customize-preview.min.js 2.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/customizer-controls.js 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/customizer-controls.min.js 652.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/navigation.js 3.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/navigation.min.js 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/svgxuse.js 9.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/assets/js/svgxuse.min.js 2.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/comments.php 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/footer.php 629.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/functions.php 8.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/header.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/home.php 973.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/ 109.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/addons.php 5.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/back-compat.php 2.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/ 30.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/controls/ 4.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/controls/headline-control.php 600.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/controls/links-control.php 1.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/controls/plugin-control.php 898.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/controls/upgrade-control.php 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/customizer.php 2.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/default-options.php 1.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sanitize-functions.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/ 20.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-blog.php 6.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-info.php 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-layout.php 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-post.php 7.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/customizer/sections/customizer-website.php 3.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/extras.php 4.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/gutenberg.php 4.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/icons.php 5.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/magazine.php 4.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/template-tags.php 9.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/theme-info.php 6.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/widgets/ 21.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/widgets/widget-magazine-focus-center.php 6.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/widgets/widget-magazine-focus-left.php 6.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/widgets/widget-magazine-grid.php 7.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/inc/wptt-webfont-loader.php 16.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/index.php 0.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/languages/ 14.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/languages/mercia.pot 13.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/languages/readme.txt 503.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/page.php 804.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/readme.txt 7.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/rtl.css 6.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/screenshot.jpg 491.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/search.php 1.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/searchform.php 781.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/sidebar.php 338.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/single.php 562.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/style.css 74.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-centered.php 643.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-fullwidth.php 652.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-magazine.php 218.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-no-sidebar.php 616.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/ 11.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-excerpt.php 646.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-fullwidth.php 612.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-none.php 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-page.php 590.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-search.php 555.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content-single.php 533.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/content.php 650.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/header/ 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/header/navigation-main.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/header/navigation-social.php 563.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/single/ 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/single/post-content.php 551.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/single/post-header.php 293.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/single/post-no-sidebar.php 469.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/ 3.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-overlay-large-post.php 672.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-overlay-medium-post.php 632.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-overlay-small-post.php 629.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-regular-large-post.php 767.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-regular-medium-post.php 677.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/mercia/template-parts/widgets/magazine-regular-small-post.php 674.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Mercia add to WordPress?

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

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

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_mercia The theme_mods_mercia option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_mercia-magazine-focus-center The widget_mercia-magazine-focus-center option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_mercia-magazine-focus-left The widget_mercia-magazine-focus-left option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_mercia-magazine-grid The widget_mercia-magazine-grid option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Mercia 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 Mercia declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
mercia_add_image_size_names 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_add_image_size_names()
mercia_add_image_sizes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_add_image_sizes()
mercia_amp_menu_dropdown_toggles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_amp_menu_dropdown_toggles()
mercia_amp_menu_is_toggled 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_amp_menu_is_toggled()
mercia_amp_menu_toggle 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_amp_menu_toggle()
mercia_block_editor_assets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_block_editor_assets()
mercia_block_editor_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_block_editor_body_classes()
mercia_blog_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_blog_title()
mercia_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_body_classes()
mercia_breadcrumbs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_breadcrumbs()
mercia_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_content_width()
mercia_credit_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_credit_link()
mercia_customize_partial_blog_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_blog_content()
mercia_customize_partial_blog_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_blog_description()
mercia_customize_partial_blog_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_blog_title()
mercia_customize_partial_blogdescription 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_blogdescription()
mercia_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_blogname()
mercia_customize_partial_post_layout 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_partial_post_layout()
mercia_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_preview_js()
mercia_customize_register_blog_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_blog_settings()
mercia_customize_register_layout_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_layout_settings()
mercia_customize_register_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_options()
mercia_customize_register_post_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_post_settings()
mercia_customize_register_theme_info_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_theme_info_settings()
mercia_customize_register_website_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customize_register_website_settings()
mercia_customizer_controls_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customizer_controls_css()
mercia_customizer_controls_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_customizer_controls_js()
mercia_default_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_default_menu()
mercia_default_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_default_options()
mercia_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link()
mercia_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_entry_meta()
mercia_entry_tags 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_entry_tags()
mercia_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_excerpt_length()
mercia_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_excerpt_more()
mercia_flush_magazine_post_ids 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_flush_magazine_post_ids()
mercia_get_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_get_fonts_url()
mercia_get_magazine_post_ids 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_get_magazine_post_ids()
mercia_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_get_option()
mercia_get_social_svg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_get_social_svg()
mercia_get_svg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_get_svg()
mercia_gutenberg_support 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_gutenberg_support()
mercia_header_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_header_image()
mercia_hide_elements 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_hide_elements()
mercia_infinite_scroll_render 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_infinite_scroll_render()
mercia_is_amp 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_is_amp()
mercia_magazine_entry_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_magazine_entry_date()
mercia_magazine_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_magazine_entry_meta()
mercia_magazine_posts_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_magazine_posts_excerpt_length()
mercia_magazine_widget_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_magazine_widget_title()
mercia_magazine_widgets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_magazine_widgets()
mercia_meta_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_meta_author()
mercia_meta_category 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_meta_category()
mercia_meta_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_meta_date()
mercia_more_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_more_link()
mercia_pagination 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_pagination()
mercia_pingback_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_pingback_url()
mercia_post_image 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_post_image()
mercia_post_image_archives 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_post_image_archives()
mercia_post_image_single 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_post_image_single()
mercia_post_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_post_navigation()
mercia_register_magazine_focus_center_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_register_magazine_focus_center_widget()
mercia_register_magazine_focus_left_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_register_magazine_focus_left_widget()
mercia_register_magazine_posts_grid_widget 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_register_magazine_posts_grid_widget()
mercia_related_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_related_posts()
mercia_retina_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_retina_logo()
mercia_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_sanitize_checkbox()
mercia_sanitize_select 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_sanitize_select()
mercia_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_scripts()
mercia_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_setup()
mercia_site_description 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_site_description()
mercia_site_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_site_logo()
mercia_site_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_site_title()
mercia_social_icons_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_social_icons_menu()
mercia_supported_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_supported_social_icons()
mercia_theme_addons_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_addons_setup()
mercia_theme_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_fonts()
mercia_theme_info_menu_link 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_info_menu_link()
mercia_theme_info_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_info_page()
mercia_theme_info_page_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_info_page_css()
mercia_theme_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_theme_options()
mercia_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_widgets_init()
mercia_wrapper_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_wrapper_end()
mercia_wrapper_start 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mercia_wrapper_start()

Using Mercia 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 Mercia from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install mercia


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

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

wp theme install mercia --activate


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

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

wp theme install mercia --force


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

wp theme update mercia


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

wp theme delete mercia --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Mercia?

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 Mercia 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 Mercia

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