wpsnoop: fix Personal Journal theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Personal Journal version 1.3.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Personal Journal to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.3.1 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 1.3.1 of Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal 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: Personal Journal

Theme Slug: personal-journal Internal ID: 116892 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.3.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 24 (628.64kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 7

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Which new files does Personal Journal add to WordPress?

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The theme Personal Journal added 24 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/	628.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/404.php	354.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/archive.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/author.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/category.php	1.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/comments.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/custom-editor-style.css	28.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/date.php	1.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/footer.php	110.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/functions.php	2.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/header.php	735.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/images/	273.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/images/header.jpg	273.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/index.php	1.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/js/	3.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/js/modernizr.js	3.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/page.php	445.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/readme.txt	2.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/screenshot.png	330.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/search.php	1.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/sidebar.php	259.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/single.php	875.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/style.css	6.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/personal-journal/tag.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Personal Journal add to WordPress?

The theme Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal?

Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal?

When Personal Journal was activated and loaded for the first time it created 4 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
Personal Journal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645524171;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_personal-journal		The theme_mods_personal-journal option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_personal-journal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Personal Journal declare when it is active?

Installing Personal Journal added 7 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
wud_journal_disable_br	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_disable_br()
wud_journal_enable_editor_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_enable_editor_styles()
wud_journal_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_excerpt_more()
wud_journal_register_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_register_scripts()
wud_journal_register_theme_sidebar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_register_theme_sidebar()
wud_journal_theme_titles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_journal_theme_titles()
wud_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wud_theme_setup()

Using Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install personal-journal

How to activate Personal Journal from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install personal-journal --activate

How to reinstall Personal Journal from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install personal-journal --force

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

wp theme update personal-journal

How to delete Personal Journal from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete personal-journal --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Personal Journal?

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 Personal Journal 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 Personal Journal

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