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30
Score
239
Errors
417
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo100
Performance94
Maintainability26
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
343
7 issue groups
Maintainability
262
14 issue groups
I18n
35
3 issue groups
Performance
3
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_option".168
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 168
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_option".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.138
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 138
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar72
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 72
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] 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.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['page']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.45
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$current_tab'.43
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$current_tab'.
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.25
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 25
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
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ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text9
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Page not found. Go to %sDashboard%s'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "AdvancedGutenbergAutoInsertBlocks".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "advg_check_legacy_widget_block_init".
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "enqueue_block_editor_assets".
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in3
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endings1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
242
External assets
3
Incoming endpoints
23
Notable Domains
publishpress.com68 · outbound
matomo.org37 · outbound
codemirror.net5 · outbound
php-fig.org4 · outbound
developers.google.com2 · outbound
gist.github.com2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
gnu.org57 · platform/reference
github.com24 · platform/reference
w3.org8 · platform/reference
wordpress.org4 · platform/reference
opensource.org3 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
google.com6 · asset + outbound
ajax.googleapis.com2 · asset + outbound
maps.googleapis.com2 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
/wp-json/advgb/v1/presetsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/advgb/v1/authors/REST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/advgb/v1/exclude_post_types/REST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/advgb/v1/presets/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)REST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/advgb/v1/sample-presetsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/advgb/v1/termsREST
register_rest_route
Admin AJAX endpoints13
admin_post_duplicate_auto_insert_blockauthenticated
admin_post
wp_ajax_advgb_block_config_saveauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_contact_form_saveauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_custom_styles_ajaxauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_feature_saveauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_insert_search_authorauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_insert_search_blockauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_insert_search_postsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_lores_validateauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_newsletter_saveauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_search_taxonomy_termsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_advgb_update_blocks_listauthenticated
wp_ajax
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Score History
2 score snapshots
v3.7.4
30
Latest
- Findings
- 656
- Errors
- 239
- Warnings
- 417
- Check
- 2.0.0
v3.7.3
30
Score
- Findings
- 591
- Errors
- 251
- Warnings
- 340
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 30 | 656 | 239 | 417 | v3.7.4 | 2.0.0 |
| 30 | 591 | 251 | 340 | v3.7.3 | 2.0.0 |
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