wpsnoop: fix Penman theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Penman version 2.0.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Penman to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0.1 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 2.0.1 of Penman 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 Penman 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: Penman

Theme Slug: penman Internal ID: 116828 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 2.0.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 70 (1.57MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 28

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Which new files does Penman add to WordPress?

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The theme Penman added 70 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/penman/	1.57MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/404.php	998.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/archive.php	1.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/	1.36MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/	1.36MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/	358.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/css/	272.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css	154.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css	118.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/js/	86.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js	50.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js	36.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/	952.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/css/	64.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/css/font-awesome.css	36.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css	28.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/	887.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	74.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	383.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	149.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	88.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	70.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/Font-Awesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	122.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/owl-carousel/	79.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.css	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.js	53.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.css	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/framework/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.js	23.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/js/	5.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/js/customizer.js	531.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/js/navigation.js	3.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/js/scripts.js	366.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/assets/js/widgets.js	1.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/comments.php	3.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/footer.php	2.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/functions.php	7.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/header.php	4.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/	38.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/custom-widget/	7.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/custom-widget/author-widget.php	3.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/custom-widget/press-widget.php	4.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/	9.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/custom-controls.php	1.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/customizer-pro/	4.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/customizer-pro/class-customize.php	2.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/customizer-pro/customize-controls.css	585.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/customizer-pro/customize-controls.js	318.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/customizer-pro/section-pro.php	1.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/feature-section.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/promo-section.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer-inc/site-layout-section.php	945.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/customizer.php	10.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/extras.php	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/jetpack.php	989.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/template-tags.php	4.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/inc/theme-function.php	3.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/index.php	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/page.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/readme.txt	3.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/screenshot.jpg	101.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/search.php	1.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/sidebar.php	645.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/single.php	1.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/style.css	32.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/	9.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/content-none.php	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/content-page.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/content-search.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/content-single.php	2.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/penman/template-parts/content.php	3.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Penman add to WordPress?

The theme Penman 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 Penman?

Penman 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 Penman?

When Penman 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
Penman
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645513192;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)
widget_author-widget		Potential conflict with 21 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
theme_mods_penman		The theme_mods_penman option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
widget_press-widget		The widget_press-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_penman
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_author-widget
widget_press-widget

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

Installing Penman added 28 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
penman_author_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_author_widget()
penman_blog_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_blog_excerpt()
penman_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_body_classes()
penman_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_categorized_blog()
penman_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_category_transient_flusher()
penman_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_content_width()
penman_custom_logo_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_custom_logo_setup()
penman_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_customize_preview_js()
penman_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_customize_register()
penman_default_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_default_theme_options()
penman_dynamic_css	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_dynamic_css()
penman_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_entry_footer()
penman_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_excerpt_more()
penman_get_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_get_theme_options()
penman_infinite_scroll_render	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_infinite_scroll_render()
penman_jetpack_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_jetpack_setup()
penman_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_pingback_header()
penman_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_posted_on()
penman_press_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_press_widget()
penman_press_widgets_backend_enqueue	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_press_widgets_backend_enqueue()
penman_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_sanitize_checkbox()
penman_sanitize_select	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_sanitize_select()
penman_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_scripts()
penman_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_setup()
penman_sidebar_layout	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_sidebar_layout()
penman_slider_images_selection	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_slider_images_selection()
penman_the_custom_logo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_the_custom_logo()
penman_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare penman_widgets_init()

Using Penman 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 Penman from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install penman

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

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

wp theme install penman --activate

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

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

wp theme install penman --force

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

wp theme update penman

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

wp theme delete penman --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Penman?

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 Penman 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 Penman

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