wpsnoop: fix Meta News theme conflicts, errors & issues
When the theme Meta News 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 Meta News, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Meta News.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Meta News leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Meta News version 1.1.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Meta News to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.4 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 1.1.4 of Meta News 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 Meta News 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: Meta News
Theme Slug: meta-news
Internal ID: 114244
Addon Type: > Theme
Version: 1.1.4
Price:
Free
Source: WordPress.org
Files: 112 (4.69MB)
Short Codes: [ / ] 0
Database Tables: 0
Function Count: 39
Which new files does Meta News add to WordPress?
This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.
The theme Meta News added 112 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/ | 4.69MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/404.php | 991.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/archive.php | 1.36kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/ | 3.82MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/css/ | 806.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/css/customize-controls.css | 806.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/ | 15.35kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/customizer-control.js | 379.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/customizer.js | 995.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/html5.js | 10.09kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/scripts.js | 3.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js | 685.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/ | 3.80MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/ | 659.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/css/ | 350.14kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css | 193.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css | 156.59kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/js/ | 309.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js | 140.28kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js | 61.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/js/popper.js | 86.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/bootstrap/js/popper.min.js | 20.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/breadcrumbs/ | 39.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbs.php | 39.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/ | 2.94MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/css/ | 129.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/css/all.css | 71.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/css/all.min.css | 57.95kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/ | 2.81MB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot | 133.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg | 730.02kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf | 133.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff | 89.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2 | 76.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot | 33.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg | 141.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf | 33.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff | 16.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2 | 13.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot | 200.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg | 896.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf | 199.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff | 101.84kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/font-awesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2 | 78.42kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/jquery.marquee/ | 32.41kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/jquery.marquee/jquery.marquee-settings.js | 635.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/jquery.marquee/jquery.marquee.js | 22.95kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/jquery.marquee/jquery.marquee.min.js | 8.84kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/match-height/ | 15.20kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/match-height/jquery.matchHeight-min.js | 3.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/match-height/jquery.matchHeight-settings.js | 408.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/match-height/jquery.matchHeight.js | 11.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/ | 139.92kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/owl.carousel-settings.js | 847.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.css | 4.63kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.js | 87.88kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.css | 3.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/assets/library/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.js | 43.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/comments.php | 1.86kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/footer.php | 7.46kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/functions.php | 9.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/header.php | 27.78kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/ | 260.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/custom-header.php | 1.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/customizer.php | 41.88kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/functions.php | 5.96kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/meta-news-default-option.php | 6.40kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/meta-news-footer-info.php | 1.27kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/meta-news-metaboxes.php | 3.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/template-functions.php | 2.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/tgm/ | 120.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php | 120.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/ | 42.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/css/ | 8.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/css/theme-info.css | 8.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/info.php | 8.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/ | 21.99kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/demo_content.php | 1.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/free_vs_pro.php | 10.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/getting_started.php | 2.78kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/recommended_actions.php | 4.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/sections/support.php | 2.84kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/theme-info/themehorse-logo.jpg | 3.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/widgets/ | 35.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/widgets/meta-news-card-block-posts.php | 10.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/widgets/meta-news-horizontal-vertical-posts.php | 11.57kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/widgets/meta-news-recent-posts.php | 6.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/inc/widgets/meta-news-widgets-init.php | 6.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/index.php | 2.09kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/languages/ | 44.54kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/languages/meta-news.pot | 44.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/languages/readme.txt | 322.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/LICENSE | 34.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/page.php | 947.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/readme.txt | 3.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/rtl.css | 16.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/screenshot.png | 323.90kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/search.php | 1.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/searchform.php | 629.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/sidebar-left.php | 498.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/sidebar.php | 489.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/single.php | 797.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/style.css | 136.47kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/template-parts/ | 11.09kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/template-parts/content-none.php | 1.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/template-parts/content-page.php | 1.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/template-parts/content-search.php | 2.63kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/template-parts/content.php | 5.58kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/templates/ | 3.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/templates/front-page-template.php | 3.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/woocommerce.php | 1.78kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/themes/meta-news/wpml-config.xml | 426.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Meta News add to WordPress?
The theme Meta News did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Meta News?
When Meta News was activated and loaded for the first time it created 7 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 | |
| theme_mods_twentytwentytwo | Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes | |
| theme_switched | Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes | |
| theme_mods_meta-news | The theme_mods_meta-news option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_meta_news_card_block_posts | The widget_meta_news_card_block_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_meta_news_horizontal_vertical_posts | The widget_meta_news_horizontal_vertical_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
| widget_meta_news_recent_posts | The widget_meta_news_recent_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins. | |
During use Meta News 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 Meta News there were 7 options still present in the wp-options table:
- current_theme
- theme_mods_meta-news
- theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
- theme_switched
- widget_meta_news_card_block_posts
- widget_meta_news_horizontal_vertical_posts
- widget_meta_news_recent_posts
What new PHP functions does Meta News declare when it is active?
Installing Meta News added 39 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.
Using Meta News 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 Meta News from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
wp theme install meta-news
How to activate Meta News from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Meta News after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
wp theme install meta-news --activate
How to reinstall Meta News from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Meta News which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
wp theme install meta-news --force
How to update Meta News to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
wp theme update meta-news
How to delete Meta News from the command line with WP-CLI
wp theme delete meta-news --force
Where can you download earlier versions of Meta News?
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 Meta News 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 Meta News
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 Meta News. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.
