WORDPRESS RELIABILITY GLOSSARY
Plugin Conflict
Incompatible code between two or more plugins causing unexpected crashes or behavioral bugs.
Plain-English Explanation
When two different plugins try to do the same job or use the same code names, confusing WordPress and breaking page features.
Systems Engineering Definition
Namespace collisions, redeclaration of global constants, or conflicting action/filter hook callback priorities altering shared $wp_filter global arrays.
Common Root Causes
- •Two plugins bundling different major versions of the same vendor library (e.g. Guzzle or Carbon)
- •Unchecked remove_all_filters() calls clearing essential core hooks
- •Conflicting JavaScript asset dependencies clobbering window global variables
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