wpsnoop: fix Splinter theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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Database Issues

ShortCode Issues

Function Issues

File System Issues

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What does Splinter version 1.0.9 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Splinter to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.9 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 1.0.9 of Splinter 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 Splinter 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: Splinter

Theme Slug: splinter Internal ID: 144962 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.0.9 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 76 (1.19MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 18

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Which new files does Splinter add to WordPress?

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The theme Splinter added 76 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/splinter/	1.19MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/404.php	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/archive.php	1.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/comments.php	2.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/	878.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/customizer.css	92.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/customizer.less	92.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/	878.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/css/	59.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css	32.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css	26.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/	819.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	69.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	357.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	138.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	81.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	65.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/css/font-awesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	107.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/footer.php	5.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/functions.php	876.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/header.php	2.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/images/	7.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/images/splinter-logo.png	7.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/	27.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/aria-walker-nav-menu.php	4.41kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/customizer.php	6.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/enqueue-scripts.php	1.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/extras.php	1.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/setup.php	2.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/template-tags.php	4.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/widget-areas.php	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/widgets.php	57.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/widgets/	5.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/inc/widgets/widget-single-ad.php	5.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/index.php	0.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/	11.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/animation-dist.js	845.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/animation.js	2.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/customizer-dist.js	122.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/customizer.js	203.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/retina.js	5.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/retina.min.js	2.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	650.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/	47.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/basics.less	13.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/colors.less	1.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/editor.less	237.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/grid.less	986.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/main.less	17.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/mixins.less	6.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/responsive.less	6.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/less/typography.less	1.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/page-left-sidebar.php	632.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/page-no-sidebar.php	606.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/page-sitemap.php	430.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/page.php	850.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/	8.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-aside.php	351.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-image.php	307.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-link.php	156.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-none.php	1.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-page.php	824.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-quote.php	217.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-search.php	731.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-single.php	926.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-sitemap.php	1.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content-video.php	825.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/parts/content.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/readme.txt	4.63kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/screenshot.jpg	163.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/search.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/searchform.php	615.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/sidebar.php	306.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/single.php	643.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/style.css	48.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/splinter/style.less	1.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Splinter add to WordPress?

The theme Splinter 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 Splinter?

Splinter 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 Splinter?

When Splinter 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
Splinter
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645508669;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_splinter		The theme_mods_splinter option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
widget_splinter_ws_single_ad_widget		The widget_splinter_ws_single_ad_widget option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:12:"_multiwidget";i:1;}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_splinter
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched
widget_splinter_ws_single_ad_widget

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

Installing Splinter 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
splinter_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_body_classes()
splinter_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_categorized_blog()
splinter_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_category_transient_flusher()
splinter_custom_customize_enqueue	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_custom_customize_enqueue()
splinter_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_customize_register()
splinter_customizer_extra_html	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_customizer_extra_html()
splinter_customizer_stylesheet	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_customizer_stylesheet()
splinter_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_entry_footer()
splinter_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_excerpt_length()
splinter_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_excerpt_more()
splinter_page_menu_args	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_page_menu_args()
splinter_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_posted_on()
splinter_posted_on_short	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_posted_on_short()
splinter_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_scripts()
splinter_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_setup()
splinter_setup_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_setup_author()
splinter_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_widgets_init()
splinter_ws_load_single_ad_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare splinter_ws_load_single_ad_widget()

Using Splinter 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 Splinter from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install splinter

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

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

wp theme install splinter --activate

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

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

wp theme install splinter --force

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

wp theme update splinter

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

wp theme delete splinter --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Splinter?

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 Splinter 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 Splinter

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