wpsnoop: fix Twenty Seventeen theme conflicts, errors & issues

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


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

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What does Twenty Seventeen version 2.9 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Twenty Seventeen to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.9 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 2.9 of Twenty Seventeen 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 Twenty Seventeen 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 Twenty Seventeen add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/ 1.88MB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/404.php 949.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/404.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/archive.php 1.85kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/archive.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/ 1.30MB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ 65.04kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css 10.73kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/blocks.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css 18.36kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css 21.72kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-blocks.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-style.css 9.16kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/editor-style.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ie8.css 3.78kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ie8.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ie9.css 1.29kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/ie9.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/ 1.21MB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/coffee.jpg 114.95kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/coffee.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/direct-light.jpg 212.76kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/direct-light.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/espresso.jpg 91.35kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/espresso.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/header.jpg 112.16kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/header.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/sandwich.jpg 167.83kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/sandwich.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/stripes.jpg 341.04kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/stripes.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/svg-icons.svg 42.90kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/svg-icons.svg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/white-border.jpg 152.40kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/images/white-border.jpg file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/ 34.33kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-controls.js 1.14kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-controls.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-preview.js 4.52kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/customize-preview.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/global.js 7.89kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/global.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/html5.js 10.41kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/html5.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/jquery.scrollTo.js 5.90kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/jquery.scrollTo.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/navigation.js 3.78kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/navigation.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js 714.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/comments.php 2.45kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/comments.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/footer.php 1.33kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/footer.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/front-page.php 1.57kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/front-page.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php 21.46kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/header.php 1.87kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/header.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/ 65.20kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/back-compat.php 2.58kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/back-compat.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/block-patterns.php 11.50kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/block-patterns.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/color-patterns.php 22.56kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/color-patterns.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/custom-header.php 4.45kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/custom-header.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php 6.97kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/customizer.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/icon-functions.php 7.36kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/icon-functions.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-functions.php 2.62kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-functions.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php 7.15kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/index.php 2.16kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/index.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/page.php 1.01kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/page.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt 5.38kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/rtl.css 10.05kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/rtl.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/screenshot.png 355.31kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/screenshot.png file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/search.php 2.07kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/search.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/searchform.php 0.98kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/searchform.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/sidebar.php 521.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/sidebar.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/single.php 1.63kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/single.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css 86.45kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/ 23.17kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/ 1.35kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/footer-widgets.php 767.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/footer-widgets.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/site-info.php 614.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/footer/site-info.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/ 1.65kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php 386.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/site-branding.php 1.27kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/site-branding.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/navigation/ 1.03kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/navigation/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/navigation/navigation-top.php 1.03kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/navigation/navigation-top.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/ 4.69kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-front-page-panels.php 2.33kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-front-page-panels.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-front-page.php 1.56kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-front-page.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-page.php 817.00B The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-page.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/ 14.46kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php 2.69kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php 1.41kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php 2.36kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php 2.21kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-none.php 1.04kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-none.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php 2.72kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php 2.05kB The wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php file has potential conflicts with at least 9 other plugins or themes.

Which new shortcodes does Twenty Seventeen add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress theme Twenty Seventeen?

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

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_twentyseventeen The theme_mods_twentyseventeen option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Twenty Seventeen 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 Twenty Seventeen declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
twentyseventeen_block_editor_styles 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_block_editor_styles()
twentyseventeen_body_classes 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_body_classes()
twentyseventeen_categorized_blog 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_categorized_blog()
twentyseventeen_category_transient_flusher 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_category_transient_flusher()
twentyseventeen_colors_css_wrap 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_colors_css_wrap()
twentyseventeen_content_image_sizes_attr 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_content_image_sizes_attr()
twentyseventeen_content_width 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_content_width()
twentyseventeen_custom_header_setup 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_custom_header_setup()
twentyseventeen_customize_partial_blogdescription 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_customize_partial_blogdescription()
twentyseventeen_customize_partial_blogname 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_customize_partial_blogname()
twentyseventeen_customize_preview_js 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_customize_preview_js()
twentyseventeen_customize_register 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_customize_register()
twentyseventeen_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_dropdown_icon_to_menu_link()
twentyseventeen_edit_link 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_edit_link()
twentyseventeen_entry_footer 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_entry_footer()
twentyseventeen_excerpt_more 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_excerpt_more()
twentyseventeen_fonts_url 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_fonts_url()
twentyseventeen_front_page_section 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_front_page_section()
twentyseventeen_front_page_template 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_front_page_template()
twentyseventeen_get_svg 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_get_svg()
twentyseventeen_header_image_tag 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_header_image_tag()
twentyseventeen_header_style 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_header_style()
twentyseventeen_include_svg_icons 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_include_svg_icons()
twentyseventeen_is_frontpage 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_is_frontpage()
twentyseventeen_is_static_front_page 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_is_static_front_page()
twentyseventeen_is_view_with_layout_option 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_is_view_with_layout_option()
twentyseventeen_javascript_detection 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_javascript_detection()
twentyseventeen_nav_menu_social_icons 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_nav_menu_social_icons()
twentyseventeen_panel_count 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_panel_count()
twentyseventeen_panels_js 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_panels_js()
twentyseventeen_pingback_header 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_pingback_header()
twentyseventeen_post_thumbnail_sizes_attr 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_post_thumbnail_sizes_attr()
twentyseventeen_posted_on 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_posted_on()
twentyseventeen_resource_hints 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_resource_hints()
twentyseventeen_sanitize_colorscheme 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_sanitize_colorscheme()
twentyseventeen_sanitize_page_layout 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_sanitize_page_layout()
twentyseventeen_scripts 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_scripts()
twentyseventeen_setup 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_setup()
twentyseventeen_social_links_icons 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_social_links_icons()
twentyseventeen_time_link 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_time_link()
twentyseventeen_unique_id 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_unique_id()
twentyseventeen_video_controls 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_video_controls()
twentyseventeen_widget_tag_cloud_args 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_widget_tag_cloud_args()
twentyseventeen_widgets_init 9 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare twentyseventeen_widgets_init()

Using Twenty Seventeen 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 Twenty Seventeen from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install twentyseventeen


How to activate Twenty Seventeen from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install twentyseventeen --activate


How to reinstall Twenty Seventeen from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install twentyseventeen --force


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

wp theme update twentyseventeen


How to delete Twenty Seventeen from the command line with WP-CLI

wp theme delete twentyseventeen --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Twenty Seventeen?

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 Twenty Seventeen 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 Twenty Seventeen

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