wpsnoop: fix Primal theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Primal version 1.1.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Primal to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.4 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 1.1.4 of Primal 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 Primal 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: Primal

Theme Slug: primal Internal ID: 117561 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.1.4 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 74 (4.78MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 38

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Which new files does Primal add to WordPress?

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The theme Primal added 74 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/primal/	4.78MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/404.php	875.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/	306.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/class.primal-customizer-api-wrapper.php	6.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/css/	3.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/css/admin.css	3.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/fonts/	295.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/admin/fonts/webfonts.json	295.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/archive.php	1.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/comments.php	4.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/css/	73.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/css/flexslider.css	6.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/css/font-awesome.css	36.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/css/font-awesome.min.css	30.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/	1.04MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/flexslider-icon.eot	2.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/flexslider-icon.svg	2.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/flexslider-icon.ttf	1.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/flexslider-icon.woff	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	161.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	433.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	161.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	95.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	75.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	131.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/footer-widgets.php	462.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/footer.php	1.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/front-page.php	1.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/functions.php	12.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/header.php	3.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/	1.78MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/icon-search-white.png	259.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/logo.png	1.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/no-image.png	104.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/page.png	89.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/page2.png	258.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/page3.png	436.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/images/slider.png	1.01MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/	53.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/custom-header.php	2.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/customizer.php	939.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/enqueue.php	2.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/extras.php	871.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/jetpack.php	395.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/options-config.php	28.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/template-tags.php	17.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/includes/theme-options.php	287.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/index.php	1.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/	78.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/custom.js	549.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/customizer.js	914.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/jquery.flexslider-min.js	21.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/jquery.flexslider.js	53.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/navigation.js	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	650.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/languages/	29.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/languages/primal.pot	28.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/languages/readme.txt	358.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/page.php	1.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/readme.txt	3.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/rtl.css	80.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/screenshot.png	1.21MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/search.php	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/sidebar.php	503.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/single.php	3.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/style.css	89.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-full-width.php	819.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/	7.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/breadcrumb.php	583.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/content-none.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/content-page.php	740.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/content-search.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/content-single.php	1.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/primal/template-parts/content.php	2.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Primal add to WordPress?

The theme Primal 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 Primal?

Primal 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 Primal?

When Primal 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
Primal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645507246;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_primal		The theme_mods_primal option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_primal
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Primal added 38 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
primal_add_more_link_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_add_more_link_class()
primal_admin_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_admin_enqueue_scripts()
primal_admin_notice	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_admin_notice()
primal_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_author()
primal_before_header_video	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_before_header_video()
primal_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_body_classes()
primal_boolean	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_boolean()
primal_breadcrumb_char_choices	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_breadcrumb_char_choices()
primal_breadcrumbs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_breadcrumbs()
primal_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_categorized_blog()
primal_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_category_transient_flusher()
primal_comments_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_comments_meta()
primal_custom_header_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_custom_header_setup()
primal_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_customize_preview_js()
primal_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_customize_register()
primal_display_upgrade	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_display_upgrade()
primal_edit	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_edit()
primal_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_entry_footer()
primal_footer_copyright	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_footer_copyright()
primal_get_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_get_author()
primal_get_comments_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_get_comments_meta()
primal_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_header_style()
primal_jetpack_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_jetpack_setup()
primal_layout_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_layout_class()
primal_one_activation_admin_notice	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_one_activation_admin_notice()
primal_output_content_wrapper	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_output_content_wrapper()
primal_output_content_wrapper_end	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_output_content_wrapper_end()
primal_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_page_menu_args()
primal_post_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_post_nav()
primal_recent_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_recent_posts()
primal_related_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_related_posts()
primal_remove_wc_breadcrumbs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_remove_wc_breadcrumbs()
primal_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_scripts()
primal_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_setup()
primal_theme_font_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_theme_font_url()
primal_theme_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_theme_page()
primal_video_controls	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_video_controls()
primal_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare primal_widgets_init()

Using Primal 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 Primal from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install primal

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

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

wp theme install primal --activate

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

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

wp theme install primal --force

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

wp theme update primal

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

wp theme delete primal --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Primal?

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 Primal 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 Primal

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