The No.1 content separator, content manager, content excluder, sidebar widget manager plugin to enable CMS like functionality.
31
Score
349
Errors
160
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo74
Performance94
Maintainability50
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
309
12 issue groups
I18n
133
4 issue groups
Maintainability
48
8 issue groups
Performance
7
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div id='update-nag'>$msg</div>"'.99
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 99
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div id='update-nag'>$msg</div>"'.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-category-excluder' but got "ace".89
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 89
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-category-excluder' but got "ace".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.57
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$k]36
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$k]
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$k] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar36
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[$k] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['page']. Check that the array index exists before using it.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['page']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().26
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
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WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $d at "SELECT DATE_FORMAT((DATE_ADD('${thisyear}0101', INTERVAL $d DAY) ), '%m')"
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $COMMENT_QUERY
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude7
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endings6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $COMMENT_QUERY used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$COMMENT_QUERY assigned unsafely at line 256.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORSecurityDeprecated function: attribute_escape4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
attribute_escape() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use esc_attr() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_sidebar_widget4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
register_sidebar_widget() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_sidebar_widget() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_widget_control4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
register_widget_control() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_widget_control() instead.
ERRORSecuritymysql mysql real escape string2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_real_escape_string.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: ace
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysql get server info1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysql_get_server_info.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
22
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
paypal.com7 · outbound
advanced-category-excluder.dev.rain.hu6 · outbound
djz.hu6 · outbound
ace.dev.rain.hu2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.4.5
31
Latest
- Findings
- 509
- Errors
- 349
- Warnings
- 160
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31 | 509 | 349 | 160 | v1.4.5 | 2.0.0 |
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