wpsnoop: fix Monster theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Monster version 1.2.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Monster to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.2.1 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 1.2.1 of Monster 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 Monster 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: Monster

Theme Slug: monster Internal ID: 114804 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.2.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 80 (1.02MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 35

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Which new files does Monster add to WordPress?

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The theme Monster added 80 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/monster/	1.02MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/404.php	1.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/archive.php	3.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/comments.php	3.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/content-page.php	676.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/content-single.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/content.php	1.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/footer.php	906.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/functions.php	9.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/header.php	2.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/image.php	4.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/	469.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/eyes-2x.png	2.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/eyes.png	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/goop-2x.png	20.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/goop-inverse-2x.png	13.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/goop-inverse.png	7.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/goop.png	13.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/spiderwebs-2x.png	45.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/spiderwebs.png	30.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/sprite-2x.png	131.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/sprite.png	73.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/swirlybackground-2x.png	60.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/swirlybackground.png	29.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/themebeast-2x.png	11.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/themebeast.png	8.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/zombie-2x.png	10.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/images/zombie.png	7.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/	19.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/custom-header.php	3.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/template-tags.php	6.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/theme-options/	7.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/theme-options/theme-options.php	7.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/inc/tweaks.php	2.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/index.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/js/	4.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/js/html5.js	2.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/js/keyboard-image-navigation.js	416.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/js/small-menu.js	2.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/	246.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/az.mo	7.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/az.po	10.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/de_DE.mo	7.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/de_DE.po	10.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/es_ES.mo	7.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/es_ES.po	10.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/fr_CA.mo	7.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/fr_CA.po	10.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/fr_FR.mo	7.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/fr_FR.po	9.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/ga.mo	6.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/ga.po	9.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/he_IL.mo	7.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/he_IL.po	10.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/hu_HU.mo	6.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/hu_HU.po	10.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/it_IT.mo	6.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/it_IT.po	9.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/ja.mo	7.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/ja.po	10.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/monster.pot	7.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/nl_NL.mo	6.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/nl_NL.po	9.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/pt_BR.mo	7.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/pt_BR.po	10.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/sq.mo	6.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/sq.po	9.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/tr_TR.mo	6.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/languages/tr_TR.po	9.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/no-results.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/page-nosidebar.php	740.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/page.php	723.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/readme.txt	878.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/rtl.css	2.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/screenshot.png	233.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/search.php	890.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/searchform.php	613.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/sidebar.php	865.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/single.php	722.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/monster/style.css	27.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Monster add to WordPress?

The theme Monster 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 Monster?

Monster 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 Monster?

When Monster was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 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
Monster
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645517321;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)
theme_mods_monster		The theme_mods_monster option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Monster 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 Monster there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_monster
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Monster added 35 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
infinite_scroll_has_footer_widgets	9 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare infinite_scroll_has_footer_widgets()
monster_admin_header_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_admin_header_image()
monster_admin_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_admin_header_style()
monster_admin_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_admin_scripts()
monster_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_body_classes()
monster_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_categorized_blog()
monster_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_category_transient_flusher()
monster_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_comment()
monster_content_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_content_nav()
monster_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_content_width()
monster_custom_header_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_custom_header_setup()
monster_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_customize_register()
monster_daily_posts_in_last_week	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_daily_posts_in_last_week()
monster_enhanced_image_navigation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_enhanced_image_navigation()
monster_get_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_get_theme_options()
monster_halloween_post_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_halloween_post_date()
monster_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_header_style()
monster_infinite_scroll_enqueue_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_infinite_scroll_enqueue_styles()
monster_infinite_scroll_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_infinite_scroll_init()
monster_infinite_scroll_render	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_infinite_scroll_render()
monster_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_page_menu_args()
monster_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_posted_on()
monster_sanitize_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_sanitize_style()
monster_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_scripts()
monster_settings_field_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_settings_field_style()
monster_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_setup()
monster_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_style()
monster_theme_option_page_capability	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_option_page_capability()
monster_theme_options_add_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_options_add_page()
monster_theme_options_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_options_init()
monster_theme_options_render_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_options_render_page()
monster_theme_options_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_options_styles()
monster_theme_options_validate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_theme_options_validate()
monster_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_widgets_init()
monster_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare monster_wp_title()

Using Monster 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 Monster from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install monster

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

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

wp theme install monster --activate

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

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

wp theme install monster --force

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

wp theme update monster

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

wp theme delete monster --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Monster?

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 Monster 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 Monster

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