wpsnoop: fix NewsDot theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does NewsDot version 1.0.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for NewsDot to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.4 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 1.0.4 of NewsDot 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 NewsDot 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: NewsDot

Theme Slug: newsdot Internal ID: 115579 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.4 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 67 (1.72MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 26

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Which new files does NewsDot add to WordPress?

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The theme NewsDot added 67 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/newsdot/	1.72MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/404.php	2.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/archive.php	2.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/	1.21MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/css/	141.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/css/bootstrap-grid.css	66.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/css/fontawesome.css	69.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/css/owl.carousel.css	4.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/css/owl.theme.default.css	1.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/images/	485.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/images/default-img.png	5.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/images/header-bg.jpg	480.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/	93.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/customizer.js	0.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/navigation.js	3.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/owl.carousel.js	87.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/scripts.js	746.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	685.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/	518.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot	129.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf	129.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff	87.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2	74.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot	33.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf	33.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff	16.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/assets/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2	13.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/comments.php	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/css/	10.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/css/woocommerce.css	10.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/footer.php	2.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/functions.php	7.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/header.php	2.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/	84.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/custom-header.php	1.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer.php	9.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer/	30.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer/customizer.css	736.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer/divider-heading.php	547.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer/dropdown-category.php	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/customizer/theme-options.php	27.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/jetpack.php	1.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/newsdot-widgets.php	15.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/template-functions.php	15.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/template-tags.php	6.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/inc/woocommerce.php	6.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/index.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/languages/	10.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/languages/newsdot.pot	10.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/LICENSE	17.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/page.php	1.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/readme.txt	3.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/screenshot.png	282.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/search.php	1.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/sidebar.php	371.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/single.php	1.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/style-rtl.css	16.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/style.css	46.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/	8.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/content-none.php	1.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/content-page.php	687.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/content-search.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/content-single.php	3.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/template-parts/content.php	1.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/templates/	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/templates/front-page-template.php	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/newsdot/woocommerce.css	9.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does NewsDot add to WordPress?

The theme NewsDot 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 NewsDot?

NewsDot 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 NewsDot?

When NewsDot was activated and loaded for the first time it created 6 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
NewsDot
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645518512;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_newsdot		The theme_mods_newsdot option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
widget_newsdot_horizontal_vertical_posts		The widget_newsdot_horizontal_vertical_posts option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
widget_newsdot_post_cards		The widget_newsdot_post_cards option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use NewsDot 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 NewsDot there were 6 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_newsdot
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_newsdot_horizontal_vertical_posts
widget_newsdot_post_cards

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

Installing NewsDot added 26 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
newsdot_banner_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_banner_section()
newsdot_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_body_classes()
newsdot_comments_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_comments_link()
newsdot_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_content_width()
newsdot_custom_css_output	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_custom_css_output()
newsdot_custom_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_custom_excerpt_length()
newsdot_customize_partial_blogdescription	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_customize_partial_blogdescription()
newsdot_customize_partial_blogname	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_customize_partial_blogname()
newsdot_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_customize_preview_js()
newsdot_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_customize_register()
newsdot_customizer_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_customizer_css()
newsdot_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_entry_footer()
newsdot_featured_posts_top	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_featured_posts_top()
newsdot_is_header_bg_img	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_is_header_bg_img()
newsdot_is_topbar_active	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_is_topbar_active()
newsdot_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_pingback_header()
newsdot_post_thumbnail	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_post_thumbnail()
newsdot_posted_by	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_posted_by()
newsdot_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_posted_on()
newsdot_posted_on_single	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_posted_on_single()
newsdot_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_scripts()
newsdot_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_setup()
newsdot_the_year	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_the_year()
newsdot_top_stories	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_top_stories()
newsdot_topbar_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_topbar_section()
newsdot_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare newsdot_widgets_init()

Using NewsDot 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 NewsDot from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install newsdot

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

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

wp theme install newsdot --activate

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

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

wp theme install newsdot --force

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

wp theme update newsdot

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

wp theme delete newsdot --force

Where can you download earlier versions of NewsDot?

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 NewsDot 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 NewsDot

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