wpsnoop: fix Shell Lite theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Shell Lite version 1.8.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Shell Lite to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.8.0 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 1.8.0 of Shell Lite 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 Shell Lite 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 Shell Lite add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/ 321.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/404.php 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/archive.php 4.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/blog-excerpt.php 4.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/blog.php 4.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/changelog.txt 4.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/comments.php 3.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/content-full.php 4.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/footer.php 1.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/front-page.php 4.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/functions.php 313.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/header.php 6.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/ 10.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/facebook-icon-small.png 531.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/github-icon-small.png 674.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/ 4.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/facebook-icon-small.png 883.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/linkedin-icon-small.png 936.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/rss-icon-small.png 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/twitter-icon-small.png 889.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/icons-1.7.0/youtube-icon-small.png 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/linkedin-icon-small.png 654.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/rss-icon-small.png 1.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/twitter-icon-small.png 618.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/wordpress-icon-small.png 1.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/icons/youtube-icon-small.png 866.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/image.php 4.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/images/ 67.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/images/default-logo.png 8.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/images/featured-button.png 1.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/images/featured-image.jpg 56.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/images/ie7-menu.gif 1.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/includes/ 28.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/includes/customizer-options.php 9.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/includes/functions.php 14.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/includes/hooks.php 1.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/includes/version.php 2.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/index.php 4.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js-dev/ 4.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js-dev/modernizr.js No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js-dev/scripts.js 4.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js/ 19.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js/featured-img-uploader.js 845.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js/modernizr.js 16.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/js/scripts.js 2.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/languages/ 25.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/languages/shell.po 12.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/languages/shell.pot 12.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/license.txt 34.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/page.php 4.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/readme.txt 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/screenshot.png 33.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/search.php 3.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/searchform.php 815.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/sidebar-gallery.php 3.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/sidebar-home.php 2.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/sidebar.php 847.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/single.php 5.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/sitemap.php 4.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/style.css 23.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/styles/ 434.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/styles/admin-style.css 434.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/shell-lite/wpml-config.xml 265.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Shell Lite add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Shell Lite?

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

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
theme_mods_shell-lite The theme_mods_shell-lite option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Shell Lite 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 Shell Lite declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
get_shell_template_name 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_shell_template_name()
get_shell_template_version 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_shell_template_version()
get_shell_theme_name 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_shell_theme_name()
get_shell_theme_version 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_shell_theme_version()
shell_admin_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_admin_header_style()
shell_auto_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_auto_excerpt_more()
shell_bing_verification 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_bing_verification()
shell_breadcrumb_lists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_breadcrumb_lists()
shell_comment_count 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_comment_count()
shell_comment_list_pings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_comment_list_pings()
shell_container 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_container()
shell_container_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_container_end()
shell_custom_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_custom_excerpt_more()
shell_customizer_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_customizer_options()
shell_enqueue_admin_style_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_enqueue_admin_style_css()
shell_enqueue_admin_theme_options_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_enqueue_admin_theme_options_js()
shell_enqueue_style_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_enqueue_style_css()
shell_excerpt_length 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_excerpt_length()
shell_google_verification 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_google_verification()
shell_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_header()
shell_header_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_header_end()
shell_in_header 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_in_header()
shell_in_wrapper 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_in_wrapper()
shell_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_js()
shell_page_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_page_menu_args()
shell_remove_gallery_css 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_remove_gallery_css()
shell_remove_recent_comments_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_remove_recent_comments_style()
shell_see_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_see_more()
shell_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_setup()
shell_template_data 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_template_data()
shell_theme_data 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_theme_data()
shell_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_title()
shell_widgets 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_widgets()
shell_widgets_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_widgets_end()
shell_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_widgets_init()
shell_wrapper 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_wrapper()
shell_wrapper_end 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_wrapper_end()
shell_yahoo_verification 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare shell_yahoo_verification()

Using Shell Lite 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 Shell Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install shell-lite


How to activate Shell Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install shell-lite --activate


How to reinstall Shell Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install shell-lite --force


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

wp theme update shell-lite


How to delete Shell Lite from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete shell-lite --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Shell Lite?

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 Shell Lite 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 Shell Lite

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