wpsnoop: fix Pilcrow theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Pilcrow version 1.5.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Pilcrow to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.5.1 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 1.5.1 of Pilcrow 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 Pilcrow 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: Pilcrow

Theme Slug: pilcrow Internal ID: 117097 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.5.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 68 (0.98MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 33

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Which new files does Pilcrow add to WordPress?

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The theme Pilcrow added 68 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/	0.98MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/404.php	644.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/archive.php	1.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/archives.php	854.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/author.php	1.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/category.php	887.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/colors/	11.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/colors/brown.css	3.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/colors/dark.css	3.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/colors/red.css	3.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/comments.php	2.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/footer.php	1.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/functions.php	15.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/header.php	2.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/image.php	523.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/	544.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/content-sidebar-sidebar.png	269.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/content-sidebar.png	246.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/	464.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/books-thumbnail.jpg	23.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/books.jpg	95.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/pattern-thumbnail.jpg	36.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/pattern.jpg	158.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/record-thumbnail.jpg	20.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/headers/record.jpg	129.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/	75.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/bubble-brown.png	400.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/bubble-red.png	400.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/bubble-rtl.png	410.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/bubble.png	407.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/bubble.psd	30.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/cabinet-brown.png	390.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/cabinet-red.png	390.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/cabinet.png	402.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/cabinet.psd	41.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/icons/rss.png	286.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/no-sidebar.png	2.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/sidebar-content-sidebar.png	243.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/sidebar-content.png	246.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/sidebar-sidebar-content.png	263.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/images/wordpress.png	831.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/inc/	10.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/inc/custom-header.php	4.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/inc/jetpack.compat.php	746.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/inc/theme-options.css	348.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/inc/theme-options.php	4.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/index.php	839.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/languages/	7.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/languages/pilcrow.pot	7.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/links.php	744.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/loop-image.php	2.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/loop-page.php	987.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/loop-single.php	4.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/loop.php	5.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/onecolumn-page.php	656.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/page.php	699.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/readme.txt	2.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/rtl.css	2.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/screenshot.png	156.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/screenshots/	198.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/screenshots/seasonal.png	198.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/search.php	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/sidebar-footer.php	958.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/sidebar.php	3.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/single.php	503.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/style-editor.css	90.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/style.css	22.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/pilcrow/tag.php	693.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Pilcrow add to WordPress?

The theme Pilcrow 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 Pilcrow?

Pilcrow 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 Pilcrow?

When Pilcrow 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
Pilcrow
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645515430;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_pilcrow		The theme_mods_pilcrow option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_pilcrow
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Pilcrow added 33 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
pilcrow_admin_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_admin_enqueue_scripts()
pilcrow_admin_header_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_admin_header_image()
pilcrow_admin_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_admin_header_style()
pilcrow_auto_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_auto_excerpt_more()
pilcrow_background_markup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_background_markup()
pilcrow_body_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_body_class()
pilcrow_color_registrar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_color_registrar()
pilcrow_color_schemes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_color_schemes()
pilcrow_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_comment()
pilcrow_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_content_width()
pilcrow_continue_reading_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_continue_reading_link()
pilcrow_current_color_scheme	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_current_color_scheme()
pilcrow_current_layout	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_current_layout()
pilcrow_custom_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_custom_excerpt_more()
pilcrow_custom_header_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_custom_header_setup()
pilcrow_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_excerpt_length()
pilcrow_get_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_get_theme_options()
pilcrow_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_header_style()
pilcrow_infinite_scroll_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_infinite_scroll_init()
pilcrow_infinite_scroll_render	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_infinite_scroll_render()
pilcrow_layouts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_layouts()
pilcrow_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_page_menu_args()
pilcrow_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_scripts()
pilcrow_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_setup()
pilcrow_the_attached_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_the_attached_image()
pilcrow_theme_options_add_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_theme_options_add_page()
pilcrow_theme_options_do_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_theme_options_do_page()
pilcrow_theme_options_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_theme_options_init()
pilcrow_theme_options_validate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_theme_options_validate()
pilcrow_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_widgets_init()
pilcrow_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_wp_title()
pilcrow_wrap_after	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_wrap_after()
pilcrow_wrap_before	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pilcrow_wrap_before()

Using Pilcrow 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 Pilcrow from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install pilcrow

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

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

wp theme install pilcrow --activate

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

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

wp theme install pilcrow --force

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

wp theme update pilcrow

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

wp theme delete pilcrow --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Pilcrow?

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 Pilcrow 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 Pilcrow

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