wpsnoop: fix Story theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Story version 1.0.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Story to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.1 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 1.0.1 of Story 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 Story 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 Story add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/story/ 641.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/404.php 778.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/archive.php 2.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/comments.php 2.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-link.php 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-none.php 1.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-page.php 593.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-quote.php 664.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-single.php 974.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content-video.php 932.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/content.php 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/ 40.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/amethyst.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/animation.css 1.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/blue.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/green.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/orange.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/red.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/slicknav.css 2.55kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/storyicofont-codes.css 928.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/storyicofont-embedded.css 20.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/storyicofont-ie7-codes.css 1.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/storyicofont-ie7.css 2.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/storyicofont.css 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/turquoise.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/css/yellow.css 1.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/font/ 28.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/font/storyicofont.eot 8.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/font/storyicofont.svg 7.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/font/storyicofont.ttf 8.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/font/storyicofont.woff 5.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/footer.php 689.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/functions.php 5.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/header.php 1.60kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/images/ 71.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/images/._body_bg.png 70.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/images/background.jpg 69.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/images/body_bg.png 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/images/separator.png 961.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/inc/ 14.38kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/inc/customizer.php 3.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/inc/extras.php 2.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/inc/jetpack.php 389.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/inc/template-tags.php 8.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/index.php 1.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/ 17.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/customizer.js 908.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/html5shiv.js 2.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/jquery.backstretch.min.js 4.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/jquery.fitvids.js 2.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/jquery.slicknav.min.js 5.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/navigation.js 827.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 733.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/languages/ 6.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/languages/readme.txt 253.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/languages/story.pot 6.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/layouts/ 546.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/layouts/content-sidebar.css 273.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/layouts/sidebar-content.css 273.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/page.php 848.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/readme.txt 3.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/screenshot.png 403.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/search.php 825.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/searchform.php 697.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/sidebar.php 804.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/single.php 671.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/story/style.css 29.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Story add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Story?

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

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_story The theme_mods_story option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Story 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 Story declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
story_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_body_classes()
story_categorized_blog 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_categorized_blog()
story_category_transient_flusher 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_category_transient_flusher()
story_comment 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_comment()
story_customize_preview_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_customize_preview_js()
story_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_customize_register()
story_extract_from_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_extract_from_string()
story_featured_video 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_featured_video()
story_footer_js 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_footer_js()
story_google_fonts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_google_fonts()
story_jetpack_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_jetpack_setup()
story_link_pages 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_link_pages()
story_page_menu_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_page_menu_args()
story_paging_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_paging_nav()
story_post_format 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_post_format()
story_post_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_post_meta()
story_post_nav 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_post_nav()
story_posted_on 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_posted_on()
story_sanitize_color_scheme 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_sanitize_color_scheme()
story_scripts 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_scripts()
story_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_setup()
story_setup_author 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_setup_author()
story_video_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_video_content()
story_widget_content_wrapper 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_widget_content_wrapper()
story_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_widgets_init()
story_wp_title 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare story_wp_title()

Using Story 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 Story from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install story


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

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

wp theme install story --activate


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

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

wp theme install story --force


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

wp theme update story


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

wp theme delete story --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Story?

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 Story 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 Story

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