wpsnoop: fix WPComic theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does WPComic version 2.9.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WPComic to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.9.0 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 2.9.0 of WPComic 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 WPComic 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: WPComic

Theme Slug: wpcomic Internal ID: 148620 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 2.9.0 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 36 (162.33kB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 11

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Which new files does WPComic add to WordPress?

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The theme WPComic added 36 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/	162.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/404.php	751.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/	45.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/arrow.gif	66.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/controlpanel.css		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/controlpanel.php	17.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/cross.gif	83.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/hs.png	2.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/hv.png	2.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/admin/jscolor.js	22.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/archive.php	4.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/archives.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/category.php	3.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/comments-popup.php	5.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/comments.php	5.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/footer.php	1.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/functions.php	11.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/header.php	6.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/	16.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/bg_search_box.gif	894.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/btn_search_box.gif	91.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/first.gif	278.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/footer_r.gif	123.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/last.gif	282.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/logo.jpg	13.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/next.gif	233.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/images/previous.gif	230.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/index.php	6.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/links.php	723.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/page.php	1.23kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/screenshot.png	21.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/search.php	2.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/searchform.php	371.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/sidebar.php	1.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/single.php	6.15kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/wpcomic/style.css	20.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WPComic add to WordPress?

The theme WPComic 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 WPComic?

WPComic 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 WPComic?

When WPComic was activated and loaded for the first time it created 5 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
WPComic
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645521345;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_wpcomic		The theme_mods_wpcomic option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}
wpcomic		The wpcomic option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:34:{s:23:"enable_widescreen_comic";i:0;s:16:"use_image_header";i:0;s:20:"use_image_navigation";i:0;s:19:"enable_dropdown_lis";i:1;s:18:"comics_category_ID";s:1:"3";s:39:"max_number_of_recent_sidebar_blog_posts";s:1:"5";s:40:"max_number_of_recent_sidebar_comic_posts";s:1:"5";s:37:"max_number_of_recent_sidebar_comments";s:1:"5";s:37:"max_number_of_comics_in_dropdown_list";s:1:"0";s:22:"style_background_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:26:"style_nav_background_color";s:7:"#000000";s:17:"style_a_nav_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:23:"style_a_hover_nav_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:13:"style_a_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:19:"style_a_hover_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:25:"style_a_articlehead_color";s:7:"#666666";s:31:"style_a_articlehead_hover_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:22:"style_a_postsnav_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:28:"style_a_postsnav_hover_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:23:"style_a_comicsnav_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:29:"style_a_comicsnav_hover_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:19:"style_headers_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:30:"style_headers_background_color";s:7:"#A9AAAC";s:21:"style_a_headers_color";s:7:"#007CA5";s:27:"style_a_headers_hover_color";s:7:"#dddddd";s:34:"style_footer_row1_background_color";s:7:"#666666";s:23:"style_footer_row1_color";s:7:"#CBCCCF";s:25:"style_footer_row1_a_color";s:7:"#A9AAAC";s:31:"style_footer_row1_a_hover_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:23:"style_footer_row2_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:34:"style_footer_row2_background_color";s:4:"#222";s:23:"style_footer_row3_color";s:7:"#ffffff";s:34:"style_footer_row3_background_color";s:4:"#000";s:32:"style_footer_row23_a_hover_color";s:7:"#fff000";}

During use WPComic 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 WPComic there were 5 options still present in the wp-options table:

current_theme
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_mods_wpcomic
theme_switched
wpcomic

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

Installing WPComic added 11 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
get_first_comic	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_first_comic()
get_previous_comic	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_previous_comic()
get_recent_comments	12 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_recent_comments()
get_comic_dropdown_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_comic_dropdown_list()
get_latest_comic	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_latest_comic()
get_recent_blog_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_recent_blog_posts()
get_recent_comic_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_recent_comic_posts()
widget_wpcomic_listblogcategories	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_wpcomic_listblogcategories()
widget_wpcomic_recentblogs	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_wpcomic_recentblogs()
widget_wpcomic_recentcomics	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_wpcomic_recentcomics()
widget_wpcomic_search	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare widget_wpcomic_search()

Using WPComic 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 WPComic from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install wpcomic

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

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

wp theme install wpcomic --activate

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

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

wp theme install wpcomic --force

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

wp theme update wpcomic

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

wp theme delete wpcomic --force

Where can you download earlier versions of WPComic?

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 WPComic 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 WPComic

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