wpsnoop: fix PowerWP theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does PowerWP version 1.0.8 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for PowerWP to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.8 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 1.0.8 of PowerWP 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 PowerWP 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: PowerWP

Theme Slug: powerwp Internal ID: 117459 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.8 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 87 (1.62MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 29

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Which new files does PowerWP add to WordPress?

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The theme PowerWP added 87 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/powerwp/	1.62MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/404.php	2.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/archive.php	1.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/	1.25MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/css/	67.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/css/editor-style.css	613.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/css/font-awesome.css	36.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css	30.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/	1.04MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	161.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	433.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	161.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	95.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	75.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	131.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/	101.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/background.png	62.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/no-image-4-3.gif	6.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/no-image-4-3.jpg	10.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/no-image-small.png	7.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/no-thumbnail.jpg	14.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/images/search.png	551.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/	51.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/custom.js	2.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/html5shiv.js	10.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/jquery.fitvids.js	3.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/navigation.js	4.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/ResizeSensor.js	5.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/respond.js	8.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	834.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/assets/js/theia-sticky-sidebar.js	16.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/changelog.txt	435.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/comments.php	2.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/footer.php	11.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/functions.php	6.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/header.php	3.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/	66.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/	46.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/classes/	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/classes/class-customize-button-control.php	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/classes/class-customize-recommended-plugins.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/classes/class-customize-static-text-control.php	954.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/css/	4.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/css/customizer-style.css	4.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/custom.php	905.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/customizer.php	3.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/js/	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/js/customizer.js	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/	32.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/footer-options.php	2.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/getting-started.php	1.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/post-options.php	8.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/recommended-plugins.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/sanitize-callbacks.php	2.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/social-profiles.php	13.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/admin/options/upgrade-to-pro.php	3.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/	19.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/enqueue-scripts.php	2.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/menu.php	0.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/other.php	3.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/post-author-bio-box.php	897.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/postmeta.php	7.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/posts-navigation.php	871.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/inc/functions/widgets-init.php	3.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/index.php	1.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/languages/	17.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/languages/powerwp.pot	17.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/languages/readme.txt	322.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/page.php	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/readme.txt	7.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/screenshot.png	170.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/search.php	1.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/searchform.php	835.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/sidebar-one.php	663.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/sidebar-two.php	666.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/sidebar.php	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/single.php	1.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/style.css	58.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-full-width-page.php	1.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-full-width-post.php	1.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/	14.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-full.php	2.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-list.php	2.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-none.php	1.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-page.php	2.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-single.php	2.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/powerwp/template-parts/content-singlefull.php	2.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does PowerWP add to WordPress?

The theme PowerWP 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 PowerWP?

PowerWP 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 PowerWP?

When PowerWP 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
PowerWP
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645533623;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_powerwp		The theme_mods_powerwp option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_powerwp
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing PowerWP added 29 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
powerwp_add_author_bio_box	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_add_author_bio_box()
powerwp_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_body_classes()
powerwp_category_id_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_category_id_class()
powerwp_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_content_width()
powerwp_custom_logo	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_custom_logo()
powerwp_customizer_js_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_customizer_js_scripts()
powerwp_enqueue_customizer_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_enqueue_customizer_styles()
powerwp_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_excerpt_length()
powerwp_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_excerpt_more()
powerwp_fallback_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_fallback_menu()
powerwp_full_cats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_full_cats()
powerwp_full_postmeta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_full_postmeta()
powerwp_get_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_get_option()
powerwp_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_header_style()
powerwp_ie_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_ie_scripts()
powerwp_list_cats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_list_cats()
powerwp_list_postmeta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_list_postmeta()
powerwp_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_page_menu_args()
powerwp_post_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_post_style()
powerwp_post_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_post_tags()
powerwp_posts_navigation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_posts_navigation()
powerwp_read_more_text	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_read_more_text()
powerwp_register_theme_customizer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_register_theme_customizer()
powerwp_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_scripts()
powerwp_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_setup()
powerwp_single_cats	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_single_cats()
powerwp_single_postmeta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_single_postmeta()
powerwp_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_widgets_init()
powerwp_wp_pagenavi	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare powerwp_wp_pagenavi()

Using PowerWP 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 PowerWP from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install powerwp

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

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

wp theme install powerwp --activate

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

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

wp theme install powerwp --force

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

wp theme update powerwp

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

wp theme delete powerwp --force

Where can you download earlier versions of PowerWP?

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 PowerWP 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 PowerWP

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