wpsnoop: fix Publisherly theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Publisherly version 1.1.11 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Publisherly to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.11 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 1.1.11 of Publisherly 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 Publisherly 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.

Which new files does Publisherly add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/publisherly/ 3.71MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/404.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/archive.php 1.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/ 2.92MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/css/ 60.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/css/style.css 30.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/css/style.css.map 30.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/ 2.85MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/ 304.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/all.css 62.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/all.min.css 50.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/brands.css 691.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/brands.min.css 642.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.css 61.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/fontawesome.min.css 48.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/regular.css 710.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/regular.min.css 657.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/solid.css 703.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/solid.min.css 649.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/svg-with-js.css 7.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/svg-with-js.min.css 4.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/v4-shims.css 40.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/css/v4-shims.min.css 26.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/ 2.56MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot 123.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg 696.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf 123.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff 79.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2 67.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot 39.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg 136.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf 39.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff 17.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2 14.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot 192.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg 729.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf 192.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff 93.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2 72.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/js/ 5.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/js/customizer.js 999.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/assets/js/navigation.js 4.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/comments.php 1.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/footer.php 1.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/functions.php 6.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/header.php 2.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/ 31.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/customizer.php 24.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/template-tags.php 1.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/theme-info.php 2.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/widgets/ 2.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/inc/widgets/recent-posts.php 2.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/index.php 1.57kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/languages/ 7.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/languages/publisherly.pot 7.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/page.php 704.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/readme.txt 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/sass/ 30.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/sass/style.scss 30.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/screenshot.png 705.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/search.php 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/sidebar.php 373.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/single.php 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/style.css 843.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/ 6.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content-archive.php 1.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content-none.php 885.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content-page.php 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content-search.php 963.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content-single.php 1.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/publisherly/template-parts/content.php 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Publisherly add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Publisherly?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Publisherly?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
current_theme Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
theme_switched Potential conflict with 8753 plugins or themes
widget_widget-recent-posts Potential conflict with 1 plugin or theme
theme_mods_publisherly The theme_mods_publisherly option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Publisherly 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.

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

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
publisherly_add_image_sizes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_add_image_sizes()
publisherly_content_width 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_content_width()
publisherly_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_customize_preview_js()
publisherly_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_customize_register()
publisherly_customizer_colors 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_customizer_colors()
publisherly_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_entry_meta()
publisherly_register_customizer_panels 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_register_customizer_panels()
publisherly_register_customizer_sections 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_register_customizer_sections()
publisherly_register_customizer_settings_controls 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_register_customizer_settings_controls()
publisherly_remove_customizer_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_remove_customizer_settings()
publisherly_sanitize_checkbox 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_sanitize_checkbox()
publisherly_sanitize_hex_color 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_sanitize_hex_color()
publisherly_sanitize_select_radio 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_sanitize_select_radio()
publisherly_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_scripts()
publisherly_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_setup()
publisherly_site_branding 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_site_branding()
publisherly_theme_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_theme_info()
publisherly_theme_info_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_theme_info_page()
publisherly_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare publisherly_widgets_init()

Using Publisherly 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 Publisherly from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install publisherly


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

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

wp theme install publisherly --activate


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

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

wp theme install publisherly --force


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

wp theme update publisherly


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

wp theme delete publisherly --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Publisherly?

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 Publisherly 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 Publisherly

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