wpsnoop: fix Wave theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Wave version 1.1.7 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Wave to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1.7 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 1.1.7 of Wave 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 Wave 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: Wave

Theme Slug: wave Internal ID: 147898 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.1.7 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 42 (1.05MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 19

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Which new files does Wave add to WordPress?

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The theme Wave added 42 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/wave/	1.05MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/404.php	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/archive.php	1.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/comments.php	2.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/footer.php	1.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/functions.php	10.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/header-index.php	1.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/header.php	1.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/img/	181.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/img/header-bg.jpg	178.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/img/top.svg	3.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/inc/	11.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/inc/custom-header.php	3.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/inc/extras.php	568.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/inc/jetpack.php	669.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/inc/template-tags.php	7.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/index.php	1.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/js/	4.43kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/js/backtotop.js	328.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/js/customizer.js	908.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/js/navigation.js	2.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	751.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/languages/	5.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/languages/readme.txt	325.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/languages/wave.pot	5.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/layouts/	544.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/layouts/content-sidebar.css	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/layouts/sidebar-content.css	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/page.php	656.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/README.md	1.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/rtl.css	363.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/screenshot.png	808.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/search.php	878.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/sidebar.php	272.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/single.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/style.css	33.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/	4.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/content-none.php	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/content-page.php	713.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/content-search.php	784.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/content-single.php	670.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wave/template-parts/content.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Wave add to WordPress?

The theme Wave 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 Wave?

Wave 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 Wave?

When Wave 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
Wave
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645529219;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_wave		The theme_mods_wave option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_mods_wave
theme_switched

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

Installing Wave added 19 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
meta_tags	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare meta_tags()
modify_comment_form_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare modify_comment_form_fields()
search_from	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare search_from()
wave_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_body_classes()
wave_categorized_blog	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_categorized_blog()
wave_category_transient_flusher	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_category_transient_flusher()
wave_comment_fields	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_comment_fields()
wave_content_width	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_content_width()
wave_custom_sizes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_custom_sizes()
wave_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_entry_footer()
wave_infinite_scroll_render	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_infinite_scroll_render()
wave_jetpack_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_jetpack_setup()
wave_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_posted_on()
wave_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_scripts()
wave_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_setup()
wave_tag_cloud_widget	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_tag_cloud_widget()
wave_textarea_placeholder	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_textarea_placeholder()
wave_theme_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_theme_setup()
wave_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wave_widgets_init()

Using Wave 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 Wave from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install wave

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

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

wp theme install wave --activate

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

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

wp theme install wave --force

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

wp theme update wave

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

wp theme delete wave --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Wave?

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 Wave 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 Wave

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