wpsnoop: fix Rational Start theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Rational Start version 1.0.8 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Rational Start 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 Rational Start 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 Rational Start 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: Rational Start

Theme Slug: rational-start Internal ID: 118020 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.8 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 80 (1.18MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 25

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Which new files does Rational Start add to WordPress?

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The theme Rational Start added 80 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/rational-start/	1.18MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/404.php	534.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/archive.php	3.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/comments.php	1.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/editor.css	24.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/	609.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	59.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	306.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	119.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	69.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	55.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/footer.php	2.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/functions.php	457.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/gpl-2.0.txt	17.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/header.php	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/home.php	3.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/	40.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/cleanup.php	2.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/custom.php	23.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/theme_settings.php	2.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/theme_setup.php	4.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/inc/widgets.php	6.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/index.php	3.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/js/	123.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/js/headroom.js	11.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/js/jquery.min.js	93.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/js/scripts.js	8.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/js/scripts.min.js	10.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/page.php	2.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/readme.txt	2.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/rtl.css	23.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/	114.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_alerts.scss	1.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_base.scss	1.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_buttons.scss	3.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_comments.scss	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_content.scss	4.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_footer.scss	992.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_forms.scss	849.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_gallery.scss	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_grid.scss	1.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_header.scss	3.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_helpers.scss	985.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_mixins.scss	9.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_modal.scss	977.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_normalize.scss	7.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_pagination.scss	1.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_tables.scss	906.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_vars.scss	4.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_widgets.scss	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/_wordpress.scss	432.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/editor.scss	137.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/	59.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_animated.scss	715.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_bordered-pulled.scss	332.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_core.scss	513.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_fixed-width.scss	120.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_font-awesome.scss	405.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_icons.scss	37.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_larger.scss	375.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_list.scss	378.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_mixins.scss	0.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_path.scss	783.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_rotated-flipped.scss	672.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_stacked.scss	482.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/fa/_variables.scss	16.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/ie.scss	271.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/print.scss	213.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/rtl.scss	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/screen.scss	295.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sass/style.scss	994.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/screenshot.jpg	107.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/search.php	3.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/searchform.php	1.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sidebar-page.php	458.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sidebar-post.php	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/sidebar.php	832.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/single.php	2.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/style.css	114.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/rational-start/template-page-right-sidebar.php	2.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Rational Start add to WordPress?

The theme Rational Start 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 Rational Start?

Rational Start 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 Rational Start?

When Rational Start 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
Rational Start
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645498139;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_rational-start		The theme_mods_rational-start option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_rational-start
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does Rational Start declare when it is active?

Installing Rational Start added 25 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
rational_add_editor_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_add_editor_style()
rational_breadcrumb	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_breadcrumb()
rational_breadcrumb_current	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_breadcrumb_current()
rational_breadcrumb_parent	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_breadcrumb_parent()
rational_categories	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_categories()
rational_child_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_child_pages()
rational_comments_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_comments_link()
rational_content_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_content_type()
rational_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_customize_register()
rational_embed_wrapper	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_embed_wrapper()
rational_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_excerpt_more()
rational_filter_widget_categories	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_filter_widget_categories()
rational_format_label	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_format_label()
rational_get_the_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_get_the_excerpt()
rational_link_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_link_pages()
rational_nav_extras	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_nav_extras()
rational_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_pagination()
rational_password_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_password_form()
rational_protected_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_protected_excerpt()
rational_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_sanitize_checkbox()
rational_start_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_start_scripts()
rational_start_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_start_setup()
rational_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_tags()
rational_widget_defaults	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_widget_defaults()
rational_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare rational_widgets_init()

Using Rational Start 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 Rational Start from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install rational-start

How to activate Rational Start from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install rational-start --activate

How to reinstall Rational Start from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install rational-start --force

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

wp theme update rational-start

How to delete Rational Start from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete rational-start --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Rational Start?

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 Rational Start 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 Rational Start

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