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.

Which new files does Penman add to WordPress?

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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?

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

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

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
widget_author-widget Potential conflict with 21 plugins or themes
theme_mods_penman The theme_mods_penman option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
widget_press-widget The widget_press-widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

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.

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

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.