wpsnoop: fix News Base theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does News Base version 1.1.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for News Base to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.7 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 1.1.7 of News Base 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 News Base 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 News Base add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/news-base/ 3.00MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/404.php 881.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/archive.php 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/ 1.96MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ 1.96MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/ 758.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/css/ 343.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css 191.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css 152.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/ 210.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot 19.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 106.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf 44.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2 17.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/js/ 204.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js 145.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js 58.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/bootstrap/js/npm.js 484.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/breadcrumbs/ 40.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbs.php 40.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/ 23.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/css/ 7.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/css/admin.css 4.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/css/customize-controls.css 3.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/js/ 16.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/js/custom-script.js 13.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/js/customizer-admin.js 291.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/custom/js/widgets.js 2.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/ 800.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/css/ 105.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/css/ionicons.css 55.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/css/ionicons.min.css 50.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/fonts/ 694.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/fonts/ionicons.eot 117.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/fonts/ionicons.svg 326.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/fonts/ionicons.ttf 184.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/ionicons/fonts/ionicons.woff 66.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/jquery-match-height/ 23.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/jquery-match-height/jquery.matchHeight.js 11.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/jquery-match-height/jquery.matchHeight.min.js 11.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/js/ 1.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/js/customizer.js 517.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 880.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/magnific-popup/ 69.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/magnific-popup/jquery.magnific-popup.js 42.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/magnific-popup/jquery.magnific-popup.min.js 19.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/magnific-popup/magnific-popup.css 7.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/ 23.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/css/ 802.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/css/jquery.sidr.css 802.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/js/ 22.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/js/jquery.sidr.js 16.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/sidr/js/jquery.sidr.min.js 6.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/ 129.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/css/ 6.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/css/slick-theme.css 3.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/css/slick.css 1.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/css/slick.min.css 1.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/js/ 123.26kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/js/slick.js 82.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/slick/js/slick.min.js 40.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/tgm/ 120.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/tgm/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php 120.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/theiaStickySidebar/ 21.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/theiaStickySidebar/theia-sticky-sidebar.js 16.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/assets/libraries/theiaStickySidebar/theia-sticky-sidebar.min.js 5.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/comments.php 3.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/footer.php 6.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/front-page.php 2.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/functions.php 12.83kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/header.php 11.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/ 201.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/custom-functions.php 15.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/ 50.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/core-customizer.php 685.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/customizer-default.php 3.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/customizer-function.php 10.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/customizer.php 2.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/customizer/theme-option.php 33.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/extras.php 687.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/ 42.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/added-style.php 983.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/breadcrumb.php 742.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/footer-recomended.php 4.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/fullwidth-slider.php 4.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/fullwidth-video.php 5.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/header-inner-page.php 4.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/home-sidebar-layout.php 1.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/hooks-init.php 1.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/related-post.php 4.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/slider.php 9.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/hooks/trending-news.php 5.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/jetpack.php 394.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/layout-meta/ 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/layout-meta/layout-meta.php 6.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/template-tags.php 4.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/widget-init.php 3.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/widgets/ 78.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/widgets/widget-base-class.php 18.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/inc/widgets/widgets.php 60.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/index.php 1.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/languages/ 20.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/languages/news-base.pot 20.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/page.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/readme.txt 5.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/rtl.css 733.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/screenshot.png 692.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/search.php 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/sidebar.php 415.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/single.php 1.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/style.css 86.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/ 11.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/content-none.php 998.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/content-page.php 484.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/content-search.php 4.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/content-single.php 418.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/news-base/template-parts/content.php 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does News Base add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme News Base?

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

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_news-base The theme_mods_news-base option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-author-layout The widget_news-base-author-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-carousel-layout The widget_news-base-carousel-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-grid-layout The widget_news-base-grid-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-list-layout The widget_news-base-list-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-popular-sidebar-layout The widget_news-base-popular-sidebar-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-slider-layout The widget_news-base-slider-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-social-layout The widget_news-base-social-layout option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_news-base-tabbed The widget_news-base-tabbed option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use News Base 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 News Base declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
load_tgm_plugin_activation 2919 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_tgm_plugin_activation()
tgmpa 2969 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa()
tgmpa_load_bulk_installer 2936 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa_load_bulk_installer()
news_base_add_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_add_breadcrumb()
news_base_add_theme_meta_box 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_add_theme_meta_box()
news_base_admin_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_admin_scripts()
news_base_archive_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_archive_title()
news_base_async_attr 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_async_attr()
news_base_banner_slider 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_banner_slider()
news_base_body_class 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_body_class()
news_base_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_body_classes()
news_base_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_categorized_blog()
news_base_category_only 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_category_only()
news_base_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_category_transient_flusher()
news_base_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_content_width()
news_base_count_content_words 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_count_content_words()
news_base_custom_menu_item 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_custom_menu_item()
news_base_custom_posts_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_custom_posts_navigation()
news_base_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_customize_preview_js()
news_base_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_customize_register()
news_base_customizer_control_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_customizer_control_scripts()
news_base_customizer_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_customizer_css()
news_base_entry_tags 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_entry_tags()
news_base_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_excerpt_length()
news_base_fonts_url 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_fonts_url()
news_base_footer_recomended 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_footer_recomended()
news_base_fullwidth_slider 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_fullwidth_slider()
news_base_fullwidth_video 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_fullwidth_video()
news_base_get_default_theme_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_get_default_theme_options()
news_base_get_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_get_option()
news_base_header_menu_desc 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_header_menu_desc()
news_base_jetpack_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_jetpack_setup()
news_base_load_widgets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_load_widgets()
news_base_menu_notitle 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_menu_notitle()
news_base_post_format 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_post_format()
news_base_post_nav_background 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_post_nav_background()
news_base_posted_by_only 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_posted_by_only()
news_base_posted_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_posted_comment()
news_base_posted_date_only 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_posted_date_only()
news_base_recommended_plugins 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_recommended_plugins()
news_base_related_posts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_related_posts()
news_base_render_theme_settings_metabox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_render_theme_settings_metabox()
news_base_save_theme_settings_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_save_theme_settings_meta()
news_base_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_scripts()
news_base_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_setup()
news_base_simple_breadcrumb 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_simple_breadcrumb()
news_base_single_page_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_single_page_title()
news_base_the_custom_logo 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_the_custom_logo()
news_base_trending_news 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_trending_news()
news_base_trigger_custom_css_action 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_trigger_custom_css_action()
news_base_validate_free_license 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_validate_free_license()
news_base_widget_section 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_widget_section()
news_base_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_widgets_init()
news_base_words_count 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare news_base_words_count()

Using News Base 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 News Base from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install news-base


How to activate News Base from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install news-base --activate


How to reinstall News Base from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install news-base --force


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

wp theme update news-base


How to delete News Base from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete news-base --force

Where can you download earlier versions of News Base?

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 News Base 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 News Base

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