wpsnoop: fix Xylus theme conflicts, errors & issues

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

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

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What does Xylus version 1.6 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Xylus to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.6 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 1.6 of Xylus 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 Xylus 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: Xylus

Theme Slug: xylus Internal ID: 148868 Addon Type: > Theme Version: 1.6 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 44 (1.92MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 16

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Which new files does Xylus add to WordPress?

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The theme Xylus added 44 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/themes/xylus/	1.92MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/404.php	1.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/comments.php	1.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/content-none.php	998.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/content-page.php	582.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/content-single.php	1.02kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/content.php	961.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/	203.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/bootstrap.css	140.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/clean-blog.css	8.56kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/clean-blog.min.css	6.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/font-awesome.css	28.07kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/css/font-awesome.min.css	20.28kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/	282.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	138.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot	19.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg	61.45kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf	40.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff	22.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/footer.php	7.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/functions.php	18.62kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/header.php	8.51kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/images/	177.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/images/header.jpg	177.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/inc/	10.96kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/inc/customizer.php	8.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/inc/navwalker.php	2.86kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/index.php	1.33kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/	200.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/bootstrap.js	65.58kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/bootstrap.min.js	34.77kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/clean-blog.js	40.01kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/clean-blog.min.js	16.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/hoverERM.js	1.37kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/html5shiv.js	9.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/respond.js	9.93kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/js/responsive-menu.js	21.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/page.php	1.24kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/readme.txt	4.17kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/screenshot.png	1.00MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/searchform.php	463.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/sidebar.php	27.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/single.php	2.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/themes/xylus/style.css	18.09kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Xylus add to WordPress?

The theme Xylus 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 Xylus?

Xylus 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 Xylus?

When Xylus 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
Xylus
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo		Potential conflict with 8767 plugins or themes
a:1:{s:16:"sidebars_widgets";a:2:{s:4:"time";i:1645519970;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_xylus		The theme_mods_xylus option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
a:1:{s:18:"nav_menu_locations";a:0:{}}

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

current_theme
theme_mods_twentytwentytwo
theme_mods_xylus
theme_switched

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

Installing Xylus added 16 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
my_wp_nav_menu_args	3 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare my_wp_nav_menu_args()
xylus_comment_form	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_comment_form()
xylus_comments_list	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_comments_list()
xylus_customize_register	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_customize_register()
xylus_excerpt_length	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_excerpt_length()
xylus_excerpt_more	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_excerpt_more()
xylus_get_avatar_url	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_get_avatar_url()
xylus_page_meta_box	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_page_meta_box()
xylus_page_subtitle_add	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_page_subtitle_add()
xylus_page_subtitle_save	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_page_subtitle_save()
xylus_pagination	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_pagination()
xylus_post_meta	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_post_meta()
xylus_post_navigation	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_post_navigation()
xylus_scripts	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_scripts()
xylus_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_setup()
xylus_widgets_init	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare xylus_widgets_init()

Using Xylus 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 Xylus from the command line with WP-CLI

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

wp theme install xylus

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

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

wp theme install xylus --activate

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

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

wp theme install xylus --force

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

wp theme update xylus

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

wp theme delete xylus --force

Where can you download earlier versions of Xylus?

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 Xylus 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 Xylus

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