wpsnoop: fix Public Blog theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Public 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 Public Blog version 1.0.9 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Public Blog to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.9 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 1.0.9 of Public 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 Public 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: Public Blog

Theme Slug: public-blog Internal ID: 117736 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.9 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 68 (1.08MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 32

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Which new files does Public Blog add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/public-blog/	1.08MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/404.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/archive.php	1.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/	17.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/	17.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/customizer.js	1.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/index.js	6.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/navigation.js	3.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/script.js	4.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/assets/js/widget.js	1.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/comments.php	3.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/footer.php	3.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/functions.php	6.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/header.php	10.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/index.php	673.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/LICENSE	17.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/page.php	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/readme.txt	4.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/	267.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/classes/	52.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/classes/public-icons-svg.php	52.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/	11.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/content-none.php	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/content-page.php	629.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/otherspost.php	4.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/single-content.php	789.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/contents/single-highlighted.php	3.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/custom-header.php	1.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/	27.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/breadcrumbs.php	934.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/canvas-slider.php	6.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/customizer-category-control.php	1.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/customizer-settings.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/footersettings.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/others.php	1.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/postsetting.php	4.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/pro-button.php	2.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/sanitize-functions.php	394.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/single-page-settings.php	2.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer-settings/social.php	4.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/customizer.php	6.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/enqueue.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/	13.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/categorysection.php	3.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/otherspost.php	1.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/related-post.php	4.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/social-share.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/hooks/socialicons.php	2.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/jetpack.php	1.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/public_svg.php	137.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/ripplecore.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/template-functions.php	974.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/template-tags.php	5.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/templates-parts/	909.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/templates-parts/authorbio.php	909.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/TGM-Plugin-Activation/	127.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/TGM-Plugin-Activation/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php	123.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/TGM-Plugin-Activation/tgm.php	3.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/widgets/	15.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/widgets/recent-widgets.php	5.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/ripplethemes/widgets/sidebar-author-widget.php	10.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/screenshot.jpg	426.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/search.php	2.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/searchform.php	653.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/sidebar.php	364.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/single.php	3.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/style-rtl.css	165.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/public-blog/style.css	172.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Public Blog add to WordPress?

The theme Public 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 Public Blog?

Public 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 Public Blog?

When Public Blog was activated and loaded for the first time it created 6 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
Public Blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645537266;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)
widget_sidebar-author-widget		Potential conflict with 3 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}
theme_mods_public-blog		The theme_mods_public-blog option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
widget_public_blog-recent-post		The widget_public_blog-recent-post option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

During use Public 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 Public Blog there were 6 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_public-blog
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_public_blog-recent-post
widget_sidebar-author-widget

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

Installing Public Blog added 32 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
load_tgm_plugin_activation	2919 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare load_tgm_plugin_activation()
tgmpa	2969 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa()
tgmpa_load_bulk_installer	2936 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa_load_bulk_installer()
public_blog_author_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_author_widget()
public_blog_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_body_classes()
public_blog_category_action	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_category_action()
public_blog_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_content_width()
public_blog_custom_header_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_custom_header_setup()
public_blog_customize_partial_blogdescription	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_customize_partial_blogdescription()
public_blog_customize_partial_blogname	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_customize_partial_blogname()
public_blog_customize_preview_js	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_customize_preview_js()
public_blog_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_customize_register()
public_blog_default_theme_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_default_theme_options()
public_blog_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_entry_footer()
public_blog_get_icon_svg	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_get_icon_svg()
public_blog_get_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_get_option()
public_blog_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_header_style()
public_blog_otherspost_action	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_otherspost_action()
public_blog_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_pingback_header()
public_blog_post_thumbnail	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_post_thumbnail()
public_blog_posted_by	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_posted_by()
public_blog_posted_by_single	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_posted_by_single()
public_blog_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_posted_on()
public_blog_recent_post_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_recent_post_widget()
public_blog_register_required_plugins	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_register_required_plugins()
public_blog_related_post_action	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_related_post_action()
public_blog_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_scripts()
public_blog_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_setup()
public_blog_social_sharing	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_social_sharing()
public_blog_socialicons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_socialicons()
public_blog_widgets_backend_enqueue	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_widgets_backend_enqueue()
public_blog_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare public_blog_widgets_init()

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

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

wp theme install public-blog

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

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

wp theme install public-blog --activate

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

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

wp theme install public-blog --force

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

wp theme update public-blog

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

wp theme delete public-blog --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Public 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 Public 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 Public 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 Public Blog. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.