wpsnoop: fix Plain Blog theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Plain Blog version 1.9.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Plain Blog to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.9.1 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 1.9.1 of Plain Blog 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 Plain Blog 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: Plain Blog

Theme Slug: plain-blog Internal ID: 117219 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.9.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 54 (1.42MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 12

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Which new files does Plain Blog add to WordPress?

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The theme Plain Blog added 54 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/	1.42MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/404.php	528.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/archive.php	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/	1.11MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/	491.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/css/	248.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css	137.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css	111.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/fonts/	144.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot	19.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg	61.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf	40.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff	22.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/js/	98.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js	64.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js	33.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/	640.78kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/css/	48.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/css/font-awesome.css	27.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/css/font-awesome.min.css	21.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/	592.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	54.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	280.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	109.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	63.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/custom/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	83.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/menu/	448.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/menu/script.js	446.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/assets/menu/styles.css	2.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/category.php	803.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/changeslog.txt	581.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/classes/	1.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/classes/DropDown_Nav_Menu.php	1.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/comments.php	406.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/content.php	2.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/footer.php	1.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/functions.php	8.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/header.php	2.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/inc/	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/inc/back-compat.php	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/index.php	551.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/languages/	2.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/languages/plain-blog.pot	2.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/page-templates/	690.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/page-templates/full-width.php	690.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/page.php	533.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/readme.txt	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/screenshot.png	270.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/search.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/searchform.php	540.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/sidebar.php	243.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/single.php	408.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/style.css	26.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/plain-blog/tag.php	694.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Plain Blog add to WordPress?

The theme Plain Blog 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 Plain Blog?

Plain Blog 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 Plain Blog?

When Plain Blog 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
Plain Blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645536400;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_plain-blog		The theme_mods_plain-blog option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_plain-blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Plain Blog declare when it is active?

Installing Plain Blog added 12 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
plain_blog_custom_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_custom_excerpt_length()
plain_blog_fonts_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_fonts_url()
plain_blog_getassetspath	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_getassetspath()
plain_blog_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_image()
plain_blog_loadscripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_loadscripts()
plain_blog_loadstyles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_loadstyles()
plain_blog_new_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_new_excerpt_more()
plain_blog_numeric_posts_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_numeric_posts_nav()
plain_blog_ourwidgetsinit	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_ourwidgetsinit()
plain_blog_remove_thumbnail_dimensions	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_remove_thumbnail_dimensions()
plain_blog_scripts_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_scripts_styles()
plain_blog_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plain_blog_theme_setup()

Using Plain Blog 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 Plain Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install plain-blog

How to activate Plain Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install plain-blog --activate

How to reinstall Plain Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install plain-blog --force

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

wp theme update plain-blog

How to delete Plain Blog from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete plain-blog --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Plain Blog?

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 Plain Blog 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 Plain Blog

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