wpsnoop: fix Searchlight theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Searchlight version 2.5.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Searchlight to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.5.1 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 2.5.1 of Searchlight 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 Searchlight 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: Searchlight

Theme Slug: searchlight Internal ID: 143538 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 2.5.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 70 (7.16MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 18

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Which new files does Searchlight add to WordPress?

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The theme Searchlight added 70 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/searchlight/	7.16MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/404.php	288.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/archive.php	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/comments.php	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/css/	80.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/css/fawsome-all.css	70.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/css/flexslider.css	9.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/footer.php	792.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/fpslide.php	2.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/front-page.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/fullwidth.php	399.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/functions.php	10.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/header.php	2.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/	2.96MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/f1.jpg	615.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/f2.jpg	733.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/logo.png	9.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/personal.png	464.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/search.png	16.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/slide/	1.16MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/slide/1.jpg	380.44kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/slide/2.jpg	662.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/images/slide/3.jpg	149.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/	427.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/admin-style.css	5.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/customize.php	9.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/customizer-style.css	467.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/	403.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/bottom.png	303.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/d5logo.png	19.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/extendlogo.png	15.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/ico-delete.png	3.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/images/themefeatures.png	61.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/inc/theme-about.php	8.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/index.php	344.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/js/	65.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/js/fixedheader.js	545.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/js/html5.js	10.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/js/jquery.flexslider.js	53.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/js/menu.js	1.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/languages/	5.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/languages/searchlight.pot	5.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/license.txt	14.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/page.php	345.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/post-content.php	2.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/readme.txt	3.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/rtl.css	5.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/screenshot.png	830.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/search.php	1.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/sidebar-footer.php	985.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/sidebar.php	541.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/single.php	358.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/style-responsive.css	3.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/style.css	31.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/	2.74MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot	129.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg	699.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf	129.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff	87.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2	74.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot	33.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg	140.94kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf	33.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff	16.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2	13.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot	198.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg	876.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf	197.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff	100.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/searchlight/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2	77.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Searchlight add to WordPress?

The theme Searchlight 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 Searchlight?

Searchlight 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 Searchlight?

When Searchlight 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
Searchlight
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645527841;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_searchlight		The theme_mods_searchlight option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_searchlight
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Searchlight added 18 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
searchlight_about_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_about_page()
searchlight_admin_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_admin_style()
searchlight_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_content()
searchlight_creditline	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_creditline()
searchlight_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_customize_register()
searchlight_customizer_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_customizer_style()
searchlight_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_enqueue_scripts()
searchlight_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_excerpt_length()
searchlight_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_excerpt_more()
searchlight_get_option	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_get_option()
searchlight_not_found	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_not_found()
searchlight_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_page_menu_args()
searchlight_page_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_page_nav()
searchlight_post_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_post_meta()
searchlight_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_setup()
searchlight_theme_about	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_theme_about()
searchlight_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_title()
searchlight_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare searchlight_widgets_init()

Using Searchlight 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 Searchlight from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install searchlight

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

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

wp theme install searchlight --activate

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

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

wp theme install searchlight --force

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

wp theme update searchlight

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

wp theme delete searchlight --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Searchlight?

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 Searchlight 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 Searchlight

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