wpsnoop: fix Meris theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Meris version 1.1.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Meris to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.2 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 1.1.2 of Meris 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 Meris 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 Meris add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/meris/ 2.94MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/404.php 1.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/ 117.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/css/ 12.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/css/optionsframework.css 12.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/ 27.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/arrow-open.png 2.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/arrow.png 2.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/glyphicons-halflings-white.png 8.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/glyphicons-halflings.png 12.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/images/ico-delete.png 715.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/ 48.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/class-options-framework-admin.php 11.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/class-options-framework.php 3.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/class-options-interface.php 19.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/class-options-media-uploader.php 3.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/includes/class-options-sanitization.php 9.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/js/ 27.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/js/bootstrap-confirmation.js 6.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js 9.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/js/media-uploader.js 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/js/options-custom.js 7.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/admin/options-framework.php 2.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/archive.php 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/category.php 179.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/changelog.txt 573.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/comments.php 5.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/content-article.php 1.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/content-blog-list.php 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/css/ 142.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/css/bootstrap.css 119.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/css/font-awesome.min.css 20.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/css/scheme.less 2.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/editor-style.css 315.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/ 611.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 70.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 247.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 138.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 81.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 73.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/footer.php 766.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/functions.php 1.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/header-sticky.php 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/header.php 2.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/ 1.27MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/background-1.jpg 105.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/banner-1.jpg 275.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/banner-2.jpg 291.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/banner-3.jpg 269.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/banner-4.jpg 344.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/loading.gif 3.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/logo.png 5.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/images/search.png 3.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/ 104.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/admin-options.php 8.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/class-breadcrumb.php 19.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/metabox-options.php 4.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/theme-functions.php 21.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/theme-setup.php 11.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/includes/theme-widget.php 38.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/index.php 3.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/ 142.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/bootstrap.min.js 27.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/html5.js 2.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/less.min.js 77.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/meris.js 3.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/modernizr.custom.js 28.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/js/respond.min.js 4.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/languages/ 17.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/languages/meris.mo 615.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/languages/meris.pot 17.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/meris-child/ 672.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/meris-child/style.css 672.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/page.php 3.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/readme.txt 2.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/roop-both-sidebar.php 1.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/roop-left-sidebar.php 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/roop-no-sidebar.php 868.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/roop-right-sidebar.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/rtl.css 376.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/screenshot.png 512.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/search.php 1.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/single.php 4.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/style.css 27.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/meris/tag.php 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Meris add to WordPress?

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

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

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
_meris_home_widget_area The _meris_home_widget_area option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
theme_mods_meris The theme_mods_meris option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_contact The widget_meris_home_contact option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_divider The widget_meris_home_divider option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_portfolio_block The widget_meris_home_portfolio_block option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_service_block The widget_meris_home_service_block option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_slogan The widget_meris_home_slogan option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_home_title The widget_meris_home_title option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_post_tabs The widget_meris_post_tabs option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_sidebar_slider The widget_meris_sidebar_slider option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_sidebar_social The widget_meris_sidebar_social option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_meris_team The widget_meris_team option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Meris 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 Meris declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
of_get_option 173 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare of_get_option()
optionsframework_init 78 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_init()
optionsframework_option_name 41 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_option_name()
optionsframework_options 39 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare optionsframework_options()
meris_admin_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_admin_init()
meris_breadcrumbs 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_breadcrumbs()
meris_breadcrumbs_get_parents 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_breadcrumbs_get_parents()
meris_breadcrumbs_get_term_parents 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_breadcrumbs_get_term_parents()
meris_call_metaboxclass 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_call_metaboxclass()
meris_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_comment()
meris_contact 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_contact()
meris_custom_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_custom_init()
meris_custom_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_custom_scripts()
meris_enqueue_less_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_enqueue_less_styles()
meris_favicon 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_favicon()
meris_fix_shortcodes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_fix_shortcodes()
meris_get_background 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_get_background()
meris_get_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_get_breadcrumb()
meris_get_default_slider 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_get_default_slider()
meris_get_sidebar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_get_sidebar()
meris_native_pagenavi 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_native_pagenavi()
meris_of_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_of_get_option()
meris_of_get_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_of_get_options()
meris_on_switch_theme 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_on_switch_theme()
meris_options_array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_options_array()
meris_options_framework_location_override 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_options_framework_location_override()
meris_options_panel_sidebar 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_options_panel_sidebar()
meris_optionscheck_options_menu_params 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_optionscheck_options_menu_params()
meris_optionsframework_custom_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_optionsframework_custom_scripts()
meris_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_setup()
meris_tags_support_query 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_tags_support_query()
meris_the_content_filter 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_the_content_filter()
meris_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_title()
meris_widget_area_generator 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_widget_area_generator()
meris_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meris_widgets_init()

Using Meris 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 Meris from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install meris


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

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

wp theme install meris --activate


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

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

wp theme install meris --force


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

wp theme update meris


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

wp theme delete meris --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Meris?

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 Meris 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 Meris

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