wpsnoop: fix Painter theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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Database Issues

ShortCode Issues

Function Issues

File System Issues

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What does Painter version 2.5 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Painter to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.5 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 2.5 of Painter 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 Painter 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: Painter

Theme Slug: painter Internal ID: 116645 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 2.5 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 55 (616.80kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 8

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Which new files does Painter add to WordPress?

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The theme Painter added 55 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/painter/	616.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/404.php	383.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/comments.php	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/	48.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/editor.css	3.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/grid.css	3.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/mobile.css	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/painter.php	6.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/printer.css	12.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/screen.css	293.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/style.css	18.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/css/tablet.css	1.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/error.php	125.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/	441.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/	441.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/awesome.css	22.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/fontawesome-webfont.eot	37.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/fontawesome-webfont.svg	197.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	78.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/fontawesome-webfont.woff	43.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/font/awesome/FontAwesome.otf	61.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/footer.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/functions.php	4.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/header.php	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/	13.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/bg/	640.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/bg/quote-open.png	640.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/icon/	658.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/icon/avatar.png	658.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/temp/	12.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/temp/head.png	9.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/temp/slide-01.png	936.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/temp/slide-02.png	940.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/img/temp/slide-03.png	938.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/inc/	30.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/inc/painter-custom.php	30.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/index.php	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/js/	16.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/js/custom-colors.js	69.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/js/jquery-flexslider.js	16.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/js/script.js	607.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/lang/	7.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/lang/pt_BR.mo	2.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/lang/pt_BR.po	4.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/loop-single.php	1.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/loop-slideshow.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/loop.php	2.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/page.php	816.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/screenshot.png	35.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/sidebar.php	411.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/single.php	851.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/style.css	3.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/template-slideshow.php	1.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/template-two-columns-slideshow.php	885.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/painter/template-two-columns.php	757.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Painter add to WordPress?

The theme Painter 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 Painter?

Painter 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 Painter?

When Painter was activated and loaded for the first time it created 5 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
Painter
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645525721;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)
painter		The painter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
O:8:"stdClass":4:{s:7:"version";d:1;s:7:"options";a:14:{s:11:"title_align";s:6:"center";s:9:"slideshow";i:0;s:10:"index_date";i:1;s:19:"index_modified_date";i:0;s:12:"index_author";i:1;s:14:"index_category";i:0;s:9:"index_tag";i:0;s:14:"index_comments";i:0;s:11:"single_date";i:1;s:20:"single_modified_date";i:0;s:13:"single_author";i:1;s:15:"single_category";i:1;s:10:"single_tag";i:1;s:15:"single_comments";i:0;}s:6:"option";N;s:6:"colors";a:27:{s:12:"general_text";s:7:"#000000";s:12:"general_link";s:7:"#456789";s:19:"general_link_active";s:7:"#abcdef";s:20:"general_link_visited";s:7:"#456abc";s:15:"body_background";s:7:"#ffffff";s:14:"navigator_text";s:7:"#000000";s:14:"navigator_link";s:7:"#333333";s:21:"navigator_link_active";s:7:"#999999";s:22:"navigator_link_visited";s:7:"#666666";s:13:"content_title";s:7:"#000000";s:12:"content_text";s:7:"#333333";s:12:"content_meta";s:7:"#666666";s:12:"content_link";s:7:"#456789";s:19:"content_link_active";s:7:"#abcdef";s:20:"content_link_visited";s:7:"#789abc";s:13:"comment_title";s:7:"#000000";s:12:"comment_text";s:7:"#333333";s:12:"comment_meta";s:7:"#666666";s:12:"comment_link";s:7:"#456789";s:19:"comment_link_active";s:7:"#abcdef";s:20:"comment_link_visited";s:7:"#789abc";s:12:"widget_title";s:7:"#000000";s:11:"widget_text";s:7:"#333333";s:11:"widget_meta";s:7:"#666666";s:11:"widget_link";s:7:"#456789";s:18:"widget_link_active";s:7:"#abcdef";s:19:"widget_link_visited";s:7:"#789abc";}}
theme_mods_painter		The theme_mods_painter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Painter 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 Painter there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
painter
theme_mods_painter
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Painter added 8 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
painter_comments	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_comments()
painter_limit_chars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_limit_chars()
painter_register_sidebar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_register_sidebar()
painter_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_scripts()
painter_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_setup()
painter_sidebar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_sidebar()
painter_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_styles()
painter_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare painter_title()

Using Painter 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 Painter from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install painter

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

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

wp theme install painter --activate

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

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

wp theme install painter --force

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

wp theme update painter

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

wp theme delete painter --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Painter?

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 Painter 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 Painter

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