wpsnoop: fix oldschool theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does oldschool version 1.1.6.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for oldschool to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.6.2 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 1.1.6.2 of oldschool 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 oldschool 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 oldschool add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/oldschool/ 748.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/404.php 940.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/archive.php 414.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/comments.php 3.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/ 98.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/images/ 9.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/images/sprite.svg 9.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/loop-columns-slider.css 1.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/loop-columns.css 17.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/loop-list-slider.css 1.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/loop-list.css 17.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/page.css 43.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/css/slider.css 8.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/footer.php 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/functions.php 23.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/header.php 1.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/home.php 394.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/inc/ 14.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/inc/customizer.php 14.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/index.php 337.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/js/ 61.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/js/functions-slider.js 31.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/js/functions.js 29.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/ 91.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/de_DE.mo 6.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/de_DE.po 9.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/es_ES.mo 6.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/es_ES.po 9.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/fr_FR.mo 6.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/fr_FR.po 9.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/it_IT.mo 6.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/it_IT.po 9.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/oldschool.pot 7.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/ru_RU.mo 8.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/languages/ru_RU.po 10.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/page.php 337.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/readme.txt 6.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/screenshot.png 274.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/search.php 346.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/searchform.php 681.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/sidebar.php 1.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/single.php 394.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/style-editor.css 25.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/style.css 90.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/ 49.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/automatron-slider/ 4.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/automatron-slider/automatron-slider.php 4.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/footer/ 16.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/footer/footer-bottom-block.php 735.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/footer/footer-middle-block.php 1.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/footer/footer-top-block.php 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/footer/sprite-icons.php 11.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/ 8.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-desktop.php 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-mobile.php 2.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-top/ 3.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-top/logo-title.php 1.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-top/search-social.php 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/header/header-top/site-meta.php 500.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/loop/ 3.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/loop/index.php 3.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/ 16.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/article-category-section.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/article-section.php 618.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/article-text.php 938.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/article-thumbnail.php 3.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/page.php 908.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/post-meta-navigation.php 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/post-ratings.php 574.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/post-widgets.php 739.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/posts-by-category.php 3.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/prev-next-buttons.php 2.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/social-share.php 351.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/oldschool/template-parts/page/tags.php 620.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does oldschool add to WordPress?

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

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

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_oldschool The theme_mods_oldschool option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use oldschool 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 oldschool declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
oldschool_authorship 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_authorship()
oldschool_blog_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_blog_content_width()
oldschool_comments_counter_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_comments_counter_nav()
oldschool_content_size 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_content_size()
oldschool_custom_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_custom_excerpt_length()
oldschool_custom_sidebars 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_custom_sidebars()
oldschool_customizer_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_customizer_settings()
oldschool_fixed_menu 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_fixed_menu()
oldschool_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_fonts()
oldschool_footer_sidebars 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_footer_sidebars()
oldschool_loop_types 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_loop_types()
oldschool_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_options()
oldschool_page_meta_navigation_block 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_page_meta_navigation_block()
oldschool_post_img_sizes_category_block 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_post_img_sizes_category_block()
oldschool_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_register()
oldschool_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_scripts()
oldschool_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_setup()
oldschool_slider_categories 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_slider_categories()
oldschool_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_social_icons()
oldschool_styles 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_styles()
oldschool_tag_cloud_font_size 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_tag_cloud_font_size()
oldschool_thumbnail_category_section 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare oldschool_thumbnail_category_section()

Using oldschool 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 oldschool from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install oldschool


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

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

wp theme install oldschool --activate


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

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

wp theme install oldschool --force


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

wp theme update oldschool


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

wp theme delete oldschool --force

Where can you download earlier versions of oldschool?

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 oldschool 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 oldschool

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