wpsnoop: fix TheSimplest theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does TheSimplest version 1.0.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for TheSimplest to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.0.0 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 1.0.0 of TheSimplest 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 TheSimplest 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 TheSimplest add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/ 2.22MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/404.php 802.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/archive.php 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/ 1.68MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/ 335.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/bootstrap.css 142.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css 118.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/editor-style.css 7.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/font-awesome.css 36.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css 30.27kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/ 1.24MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 161.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 433.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 161.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 95.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2 75.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 131.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot 19.66kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg 106.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf 44.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff 22.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2 17.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/js/ 115.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/js/bootstrap.js 68.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/js/bootstrap.min.js 36.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/js/main.js 9.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 1.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/comments.php 1.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/footer.php 848.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/functions.php 0.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/header.php 4.04kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/image.php 3.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/ 22.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/ 13.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/default.php 2.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/layout.php 1.11kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/misc.php 1.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/sanitize.php 771.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/customizer/social.php 7.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/front/ 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/front/enqueue.php 1.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/setup.php 2.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/template-tags.php 4.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/theme-customizer.php 654.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/includes/widgets.php 495.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/index.php 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/page.php 1.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/readme.txt 1.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/rtl.css 2.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/screenshot.png 453.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/search.php 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/searchform.php 937.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/sidebar.php 443.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/single.php 2.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/style.css 37.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/ 7.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/biography.php 862.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-audio.php 874.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-gallery.php 694.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-none.php 1.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-page.php 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-single.php 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content-video.php 890.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/thesimplest/template-parts/content.php 867.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does TheSimplest add to WordPress?

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

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

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_thesimplest The theme_mods_thesimplest option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use TheSimplest 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 TheSimplest declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
thesimplest_body_classes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_body_classes()
thesimplest_custom_excerpt_more 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_custom_excerpt_more()
thesimplest_customize_partial_blogdescription 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_customize_partial_blogdescription()
thesimplest_customize_partial_blogname 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_customize_partial_blogname()
thesimplest_customize_register 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_customize_register()
thesimplest_customizer_default_settings 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_customizer_default_settings()
thesimplest_entry_date 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_entry_date()
thesimplest_entry_footer 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_entry_footer()
thesimplest_entry_meta 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_entry_meta()
thesimplest_excerpt 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_excerpt()
thesimplest_gallery_carousel_sanitize 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_gallery_carousel_sanitize()
thesimplest_header_style 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_header_style()
thesimplest_javascript_detection 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_javascript_detection()
thesimplest_layout_option_sanitize 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_layout_option_sanitize()
thesimplest_layout_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_layout_options()
thesimplest_misc_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_misc_options()
thesimplest_page_navigation 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_page_navigation()
thesimplest_post_thumbnail 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_post_thumbnail()
thesimplest_search_icon_sanitize 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_search_icon_sanitize()
thesimplest_social_icons 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_social_icons()
thesimplest_social_icons_output 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_social_icons_output()
thesimplest_social_search_check 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_social_search_check()
thesimplest_theme_enqueue 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_theme_enqueue()
thesimplest_theme_setup 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_theme_setup()
thesimplest_widgets_init 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare thesimplest_widgets_init()

Using TheSimplest 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 TheSimplest from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install thesimplest


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

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

wp theme install thesimplest --activate


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

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

wp theme install thesimplest --force


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

wp theme update thesimplest


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

wp theme delete thesimplest --force

Where can you download earlier versions of TheSimplest?

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 TheSimplest 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 TheSimplest

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