wpsnoop: fix Writings theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Writings version 1.5.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Writings to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.5.3 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 1.5.3 of Writings 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 Writings 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: Writings

Theme Slug: writings Internal ID: 148751 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.5.3 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 111 (1.85MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 66

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Which new files does Writings add to WordPress?

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The theme Writings added 111 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/writings/	1.85MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/404.php	821.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/	193.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/css/	19.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/css/editor-style.css	8.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/css/gutenberg-editor-style.css	5.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/css/navigation.css	5.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/images/	156.19kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/images/svg-icons.svg	40.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/images/writings.jpg	116.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/js/	17.99kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/js/html5.js	10.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/js/main.js	2.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/js/navigation.js	4.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js	685.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/comments.php	1.82kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/	5.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/class-customize.php	2.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/customize-controls.css	652.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/customize-controls.js	206.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/readme.md	230.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer-upsell/section-pro.php	1.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/	455.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/	386.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/customizer.css	175.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/customizer.js	1.92kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/sortable.css	464.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/sortable.js	1.12kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/webfonts.json	374.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/writings-extra-controls.css	6.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/assets/writings-extra-controls.js	2.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/config.php	2.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/	19.53kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/dropdown-list.php	5.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/extra-custom-controls.php	6.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/helper/	4.69kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/helper/extra-custom-controls.php	2.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/helper/sortable.php	2.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/index.php	28.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/controls/sortable.php	3.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/customizer.php	14.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/index.php	28.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/	31.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/blog.php	4.68kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/colors.php	5.76kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/fonts.php	14.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/front-page.php	3.91kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/index.php	28.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/menu-bar.php	1.10kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/customizer/settings/site-identity.php	1.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/footer.php	663.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/front-page.php	1.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/functions.php	12.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/	189.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/COPYING.txt	1.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/genericons.css	27.60kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/Genericons.eot	21.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/Genericons.svg	75.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/Genericons.ttf	21.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/Genericons.woff	13.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/LICENSE.txt	17.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/genericons/README.md	10.38kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/header.php	1.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/	44.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/	19.70kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/assets/	3.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/assets/dashboard-style.css	3.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/	10.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/theme-dashboard-contribute.php	1.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/theme-dashboard-getting-started.php	2.98kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/theme-dashboard-page.php	2.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/theme-dashboard-sidebar.php	1.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/partials/theme-dashboard-support.php	2.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/admin/welcome-screen.php	5.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/attachment.php	2.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/block-patterns.php	4.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/icon-functions.php	6.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/jetpack.php	1.18kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/starter-content.php	2.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/template-functions.php	4.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/inc/template-tags.php	3.21kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/index.php	834.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/languages/	24.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/languages/readme.txt	871.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/languages/writings.pot	23.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/readme.txt	6.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/rtl.css	895.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/screenshot.png	885.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/searchform.php	660.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/singular.php	741.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/style.css	52.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/	18.65kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-attachment.php	2.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-front-page.php	1.52kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-header.php	1.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-none.php	1.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-preview.php	2.39kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content-search.php	918.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/content.php	2.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/footer/	1.14kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/footer/credits.php	563.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/footer/social-links.php	605.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/front-page/	1.49kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/front-page/content.php	489.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/front-page/recent-post.php	1.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/header/	896.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/header/site-branding.php	896.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/navigation/	2.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/navigation/nav-bar-default.php	834.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/navigation/pagination.php	709.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/writings/template-parts/navigation/single-nav.php	768.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Writings add to WordPress?

The theme Writings 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 Writings?

Writings 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 Writings?

When Writings 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
Writings
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645500091;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_writings		The theme_mods_writings option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_mods_writings
theme_switched

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

Installing Writings added 66 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
writings	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings()
writings_admin_files	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_admin_files()
writings_attachment	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment()
writings_attachment_application	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment_application()
writings_attachment_audio	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment_audio()
writings_attachment_image	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment_image()
writings_attachment_text	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment_text()
writings_attachment_video	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_attachment_video()
writings_body_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_body_classes()
writings_button_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_button_class()
writings_content_font_size_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_content_font_size_list()
writings_customize_partial_blogdescription	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customize_partial_blogdescription()
writings_customize_partial_blogname	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customize_partial_blogname()
writings_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customize_register()
writings_customizer_add_colors	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_add_colors()
writings_customizer_blog_posts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_blog_posts()
writings_customizer_category_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_category_list()
writings_customizer_featured_category_layout	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_featured_category_layout()
writings_customizer_font_weight_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_font_weight_list()
writings_customizer_frontpage_section	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_frontpage_section()
writings_customizer_google_fonts_options	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_google_fonts_options()
writings_customizer_menu_bar	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_menu_bar()
writings_customizer_modify_sections	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_modify_sections()
writings_customizer_post_format	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_post_format()
writings_customizer_site_title	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_site_title()
writings_customizer_tag_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_customizer_tag_list()
writings_define_constants	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_define_constants()
writings_element_font_size_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_element_font_size_list()
writings_entry_elements	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_entry_elements()
writings_entry_elements_positioning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_entry_elements_positioning()
writings_entry_footer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_entry_footer()
writings_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_excerpt_more()
writings_extra_menu_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_extra_menu_link()
writings_fonts_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_fonts_url()
writings_front_elements	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_front_elements()
writings_front_elements_positioning	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_front_elements_positioning()
writings_front_page	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_front_page()
writings_get_svg	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_get_svg()
writings_gutenberg_editor_styles	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_gutenberg_editor_styles()
writings_heading_font_size_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_heading_font_size_list()
writings_in_range	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_in_range()
writings_include_svg_icons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_include_svg_icons()
writings_is_frontpage	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_is_frontpage()
writings_js_control_type	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_js_control_type()
writings_js_detection	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_js_detection()
writings_layout_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_layout_class()
writings_line_height	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_line_height()
writings_logo_link	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_logo_link()
writings_menu_font_size_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_menu_font_size_list()
writings_nav_menu_social_icons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_nav_menu_social_icons()
writings_number_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_number_length()
writings_number_post	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_number_post()
writings_option_defaults	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_option_defaults()
writings_pingback_header	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_pingback_header()
writings_post_classes	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_post_classes()
writings_posted_on	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_posted_on()
writings_radio_sanitization	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_radio_sanitization()
writings_remove_archive_title_prefix	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_remove_archive_title_prefix()
writings_resource_hints	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_resource_hints()
writings_sanitize_integer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_sanitize_integer()
writings_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_scripts()
writings_set_layout_class	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_set_layout_class()
writings_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_setup()
writings_social_links_icons	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_social_links_icons()
writings_switch_sanitization	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_switch_sanitization()
writings_text_sanitization	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare writings_text_sanitization()

Using Writings 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 Writings from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install writings

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

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

wp theme install writings --activate

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

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

wp theme install writings --force

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

wp theme update writings

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

wp theme delete writings --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Writings?

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 Writings 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 Writings

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