wpsnoop: fix Surface theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Surface version 0.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Surface to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 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 0.1 of Surface 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 Surface 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: Surface

Theme Slug: surface Internal ID: 145528 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 0.1 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 82 (267.30kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 45

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Which new files does Surface add to WordPress?

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The theme Surface added 82 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/surface/	267.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/404.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/attachment.php	558.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/changelog.txt	40.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/comments.php	2.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/content-attachment.php	1.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/content-page.php	730.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/content-single.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/content.php	1.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/custom-header.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/footer.php	190.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/functions.php	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/header.php	949.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/	12.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/conent-sep.png	986.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/headers/	6.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/headers/surface-thumbnail.png	3.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/headers/surface.png	3.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/menu-indicator-down.png	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/menu-indicator-right.png	1.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/quote.png	1.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/images/zoom.png	1.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/index.php	659.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/languages/	6.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/languages/surface.po	6.73kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/	123.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/	15.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/admin.php	13.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/help/	145.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/help/support.html	145.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/page.php	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/style.css	702.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/admin/surface.js	351.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/css/	10.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/css/960.css	10.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/	28.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/core.php	1.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/custom-header.php	3.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/featured-image.php	1.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/media.php	2.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/menus.php	714.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/settings.php	526.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/sidebars.php	1.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/functions/utility.php	16.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/init.php	4.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/	65.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/drop-downs.js	588.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/hoverintent.min.js	1.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/jquery.cookie.js	4.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/superfish.min.js	2.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/supersubs.min.js	1.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/surface.js	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/	54.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/	54.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/	54.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/	22.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_flat_0_aaaaaa_40x100.png	180.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_flat_75_ffffff_40x100.png	178.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_glass_55_fbf9ee_1x400.png	120.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_glass_65_ffffff_1x400.png	105.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_glass_75_dadada_1x400.png	111.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png	110.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_glass_95_fef1ec_1x400.png	119.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png	101.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/images/ui-icons_cd0a0a_256x240.png	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/lib/js/ui/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.8.20.custom.css	32.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/license.txt	34.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/loop-error.php	405.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/loop-meta.php	3.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/loop-nav.php	144.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/page.php	414.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/primary-menu.php	806.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/readme.txt	644.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/screenshot.png	43.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/searchform.php	637.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/sidebar.php	3.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/single.php	611.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/surface/style.css	23.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Surface add to WordPress?

The theme Surface 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 Surface?

Surface 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 Surface?

When Surface 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
Surface
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645517905;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_surface		The theme_mods_surface option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_surface
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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

Installing Surface added 45 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
surface_add_image_sizes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_add_image_sizes()
surface_admin_header_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_admin_header_image()
surface_admin_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_admin_header_style()
surface_alpha_num_chars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_alpha_num_chars()
surface_analytic_code_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_analytic_code_init()
surface_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_author()
surface_auto_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_auto_excerpt_more()
surface_comment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_comment()
surface_content_more_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_content_more_link()
surface_continue_reading_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_continue_reading_link()
surface_custom_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_custom_excerpt_more()
surface_enqueue_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_enqueue_scripts()
surface_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_excerpt_length()
surface_featured_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_featured_image()
surface_footer_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_footer_init()
surface_get_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_get_content_width()
surface_get_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_get_image()
surface_get_image_id	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_get_image_id()
surface_get_settings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_get_settings()
surface_header_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_header_style()
surface_link_pages	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_link_pages()
surface_loop_nav	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav()
surface_loop_nav_next_prev	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav_next_prev()
surface_loop_nav_numeric	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav_numeric()
surface_loop_nav_singular	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav_singular()
surface_loop_nav_singular_attachment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav_singular_attachment()
surface_loop_nav_singular_post	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_loop_nav_singular_post()
surface_post_author	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_author()
surface_post_category	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_category()
surface_post_comments	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_comments()
surface_post_date	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_date()
surface_post_edit_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_edit_link()
surface_post_sticky	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_sticky()
surface_post_style	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_style()
surface_post_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_post_tags()
surface_print_r	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_print_r()
surface_register_menus	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_register_menus()
surface_register_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_register_scripts()
surface_register_sidebars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_register_sidebars()
surface_replace_white_spaces	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_replace_white_spaces()
surface_set_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_set_content_width()
surface_sidebars	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_sidebars()
surface_theme_data	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_theme_data()
surface_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_theme_setup()
surface_wp_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare surface_wp_title()

Using Surface 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 Surface from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install surface

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

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

wp theme install surface --activate

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

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

wp theme install surface --force

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

wp theme update surface

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

wp theme delete surface --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Surface?

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 Surface 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 Surface

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