wpsnoop: fix Multi theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Multi version 2.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Multi to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.2 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 2.2 of Multi 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 Multi 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 Multi add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/ 3.40MB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/ 528.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/ 528.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.mo 176.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.mo file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.po 176.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.po file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored.pot 176.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/__MACOSX/languages/._desk-mess-mirrored.pot file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/404.php 1.72kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/404.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/archive.php 1.13kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/archive.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/author.php 3.36kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/author.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/changelog.txt 23.38kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/changelog.txt file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/comments.php 4.33kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/comments.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-aside.php 2.65kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-aside.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-link.php 2.87kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-link.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-quote.php 2.66kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-quote.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-status.php 2.98kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored-status.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored.php 3.57kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/desk-mess-mirrored.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/dmm-navigation.php 858.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/dmm-navigation.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/editor-style.css 6.62kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/editor-style.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/footer.php 786.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/footer.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/functions.php 22.72kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/functions.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/header.php 1.66kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/header.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/ 1.02MB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/author.png 1.20kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/author.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/bns-author.png 1.96kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/bns-author.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/comment-h3.png 31.13kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/comment-h3.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/commentbck.png 2.75kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/commentbck.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/cup3m.png 140.21kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/cup3m.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/footer.png 33.75kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/footer.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/hr-img.png 20.71kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/hr-img.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/jb-author.png 13.67kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/jb-author.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/left-pile.png 284.97kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/left-pile.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/listborder.gif 53.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/listborder.gif file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/listseparator.png 910.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/listseparator.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/logo-bg.png 127.97kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/logo-bg.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/main-page-middle.png 49.53kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/main-page-middle.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/main-page-top.png 26.81kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/main-page-top.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/marble-bg.png 289.38kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/marble-bg.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/menu_button.png 1.18kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/menu_button.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/pre-bg.png 405.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/pre-bg.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/quotes.png 1.76kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/quotes.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/rssicon.png 333.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/rssicon.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/searchbck.png 2.65kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/searchbck.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebarbottom1.png 1.33kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebarbottom1.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebarmid1.png 288.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebarmid1.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebartop1.png 9.08kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/sidebartop1.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/widgetbck.png 221.00B The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/widgetbck.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/widgeth2.png 2.82kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/images/widgeth2.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/index.php 2.13kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/index.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/ 23.11kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/ directory has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.mo 6.86kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.mo file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.po 9.31kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored-en_CA.po file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored.pot 6.93kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/languages/desk-mess-mirrored.pot file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/page.php 1.24kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/page.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/readme.txt 6.61kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/readme.txt file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/screenshot.png 2.23MB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/screenshot.png file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/search.php 1.25kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/search.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/sidebar.php 2.90kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/sidebar.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/single.php 1.07kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/single.php file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/style.css 28.37kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/style.css file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/support.txt 1.13kB The wp-content/themes/desk-mess-mirrored/support.txt file has potential conflict with at least 1 other plugin or theme.
wp-content/themes/multi/ 857.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/__MACOSX/ 528.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/__MACOSX/languages/ 528.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/__MACOSX/languages/._multi-en_CA.mo 176.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/__MACOSX/languages/._multi-en_CA.po 176.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/__MACOSX/languages/._multi.pot 176.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/changelog.txt 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/functions.php 944.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/header.php 3.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/images/ 39.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/images/rsscup.png 39.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/languages/ 5.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/languages/multi-en_CA.mo 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/languages/multi-en_CA.po 2.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/languages/multi.pot 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/readme.txt 1.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/screenshot.png 802.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/style.css 1.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/multi/support.txt 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Multi add to WordPress?

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

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

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_multi The theme_mods_multi option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Multi 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 Multi declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
desk_mess_mirrored_setup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare desk_mess_mirrored_setup()
dmm_aside_glyph 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_aside_glyph()
dmm_dynamic_copyright 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_dynamic_copyright()
dmm_enqueue_comment_reply 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_enqueue_comment_reply()
dmm_featured_image_view 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_featured_image_view()
dmm_link_glyph 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_link_glyph()
dmm_list_pages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_list_pages()
dmm_modified_post 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_modified_post()
dmm_nav_menu 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_nav_menu()
dmm_no_posts_found 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_no_posts_found()
dmm_post_meta_link_edit 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_post_meta_link_edit()
dmm_quote_glyph 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_quote_glyph()
dmm_register_widget_areas 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_register_widget_areas()
dmm_single_view_author_link 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_single_view_author_link()
dmm_status_glyph 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_status_glyph()
dmm_theme_version 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_theme_version()
dmm_use_posted 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_use_posted()
dmm_widget_title 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_widget_title()
dmm_wp_title 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare dmm_wp_title()

Using Multi 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 Multi from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install multi


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

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

wp theme install multi --activate


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

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

wp theme install multi --force


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

wp theme update multi


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

wp theme delete multi --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Multi?

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 Multi 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 Multi

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