wpsnoop: fix The Columnist theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does The Columnist version 1.9.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for The Columnist to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.9.0 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 1.9.0 of The Columnist 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 The Columnist 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: The Columnist

Theme Slug: the-columnist Internal ID: 146018 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.9.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 82 (1.05MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 20

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Which new files does The Columnist add to WordPress?

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

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/	1.05MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/404.php	1.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/archive.php	1.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/author.php	1.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bbpress.php	1.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/	92.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/_notes/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/breadcrumbs.php	7.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/category-dropdown.php	1.46kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/customizer-sanitize.php	4.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/customizer.php	63.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/font-include.php	9.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/postline-meta.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/sliderwidget.php	2.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/bit/social-panel.php	2.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/buddypress.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/category-four.php	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/category-one.php	1.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/category-three.php	1.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/category-two.php	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/category.php	1.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/	15.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/black-bbpress.css	875.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/black-buddypress.css	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/black.css	1.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/blue-bbpress.css	883.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/blue-buddypress.css	1.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/blue.css	1.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/custom.php	5.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/white-bbpress.css	874.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/white-buddypress.css	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/color-schemes/white.css	1.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/comments.php	1.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-aside.php	418.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-image.php	359.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-none.php	702.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-page.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-quote.php	716.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-status.php	492.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content-video.php	1.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/content.php	1.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/css/	76.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/css/bbpress.css	32.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/css/buddypress.css	44.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/editor-style.css	4.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/fonts/	48.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/fonts/simplified-icons.eot	9.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/fonts/simplified-icons.svg	22.72kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/fonts/simplified-icons.ttf	9.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/fonts/simplified-icons.woff	7.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/footer.php	441.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/functions.php	4.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/header.php	2.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/images/	5.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/images/a14.png	3.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/images/b14.png	1.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/images/b21.png	864.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/index.php	1.81kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/	290.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/jssor.slider.js	162.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/jssor.slider.mini.js	40.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/masonry.js	60.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/masonry.min.js	23.16kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/menu4.js	160.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/slider-init.js	2.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/js/theme-customizer.js	781.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/lang/	26.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/lang/the-columnist.po	13.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/lang/the-columnist.pot	13.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/page-templates/	3.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/page-templates/page_fullwidth.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/page-templates/page_left-sidebar.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/page-templates/page_right-sidebar.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/page.php	1.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/readme.txt	3.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/screenshot.png	409.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/search.php	1.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/sidebar.php	88.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/single.php	1.22kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/style.css	36.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/style.min.css	26.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/the-columnist/tag.php	1.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does The Columnist add to WordPress?

The theme The Columnist 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 The Columnist?

The Columnist 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 The Columnist?

When The Columnist 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
The Columnist
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645514127;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_the-columnist		The theme_mods_the-columnist option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_the-columnist
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_switched

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What new PHP functions does The Columnist declare when it is active?

Installing The Columnist added 20 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
columnist_add_image_size	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_add_image_size()
columnist_breadcrumbs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_breadcrumbs()
columnist_category_id_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_category_id_class()
columnist_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_footer()
columnist_sanitize_align	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_align()
columnist_sanitize_category	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_category()
columnist_sanitize_checkbox	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_checkbox()
columnist_sanitize_colorscheme	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_colorscheme()
columnist_sanitize_content	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_content()
columnist_sanitize_featured	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_featured()
columnist_sanitize_fontfamily	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_fontfamily()
columnist_sanitize_layout	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_layout()
columnist_sanitize_number	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_number()
columnist_sanitize_number2	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_number2()
columnist_sanitize_weight	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_weight()
columnist_sanitize_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_width()
columnist_sanitize_yesno	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_sanitize_yesno()
columnist_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_scripts()
columnist_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_setup()
columnist_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare columnist_widgets_init()

Using The Columnist 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 The Columnist from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install the-columnist

How to activate The Columnist from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install the-columnist --activate

How to reinstall The Columnist from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install the-columnist --force

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

wp theme update the-columnist

How to delete The Columnist from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete the-columnist --force

Where can you download earlier versions of The Columnist?

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 The Columnist 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 The Columnist

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