wpsnoop: fix Softlights theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Softlights version 2.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Softlights to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.2 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 2.2 of Softlights 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 Softlights 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: Softlights

Theme Slug: softlights Internal ID: 144751 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 2.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 35 (305.71kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 17

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Which new files does Softlights add to WordPress?

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The theme Softlights added 35 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/softlights/	305.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/404.php	333.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/admin-style.css	537.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/archive.php	1.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/category.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/comments.php	450.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/footer.php	657.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/fullwidth-page.php	390.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/functions.php	17.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/header.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/home-widgets.php	145.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/	20.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/author.png	5.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/featured.png	4.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/logo.png	2.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/rss.png	5.35kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/search.png	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/images/softlights.png	1.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/index.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/js/	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/js/myscript.js	80.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/js/uploader.js	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/navi.php	111.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/page.php	752.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/pagination.php	152.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/readme.txt	4.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/screenshot.png	233.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/search.php	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/showcase.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/sidebar-left.php	136.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/sidebar-right.php	139.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/single.php	1.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/style.css	15.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/top-widgets.php	130.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/softlights/topmenu.php	100.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Softlights add to WordPress?

The theme Softlights 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 Softlights?

Softlights 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 Softlights?

When Softlights was activated and loaded for the first time it created 5 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
Softlights
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645516351;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)
softlights-options		The softlights-options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:19:{s:4:"logo";s:0:"";s:7:"favicon";s:0:"";s:6:"footer";s:0:"";s:14:"showcase-image";s:0:"";s:14:"showcase-title";s:0:"";s:13:"showcase-text";s:0:"";s:13:"showcase-link";s:0:"";s:10:"menu-color";s:7:"#caeffc";s:12:"header-color";s:11:"transparent";s:15:"menu-font-color";s:4:"#333";s:19:"widgets-menus-color";s:0:"";s:12:"footer-color";s:7:"#b7d3e5";s:10:"link-color";s:4:"#000";s:18:"content-link-color";s:7:"#cc0000";s:14:"showcase-color";s:7:"#f5fefe";s:19:"showcase-font-color";s:4:"#777";s:8:"showcase";s:1:"0";s:8:"comments";s:1:"1";s:5:"reset";s:1:"0";}
theme_mods_softlights		The theme_mods_softlights option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

During use Softlights 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 Softlights there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
softlights-options
theme_mods_softlights
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Softlights added 17 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
softlights_admin_scripts	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_admin_scripts()
softlights_admin_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_admin_menu()
softlights_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_content_width()
softlights_custom_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_custom_styles()
softlights_defaults	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_defaults()
softlights_excerpt	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_excerpt()
softlights_nav_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_nav_menu()
softlights_new_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_new_excerpt_more()
softlights_options_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_options_page()
softlights_options_validate	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_options_validate()
softlights_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_pagination()
softlights_register_mysettings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_register_mysettings()
softlights_scripts_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_scripts_styles()
softlights_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_theme_setup()
softlights_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_widgets_init()
softlights_wp_link_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_wp_link_pages()
softlights_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare softlights_wp_title()

Using Softlights 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 Softlights from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install softlights

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

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

wp theme install softlights --activate

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

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

wp theme install softlights --force

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

wp theme update softlights

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

wp theme delete softlights --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Softlights?

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 Softlights 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 Softlights

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