Announce from the Dashboard

Announcement to users on the Dashboard.

v1.5.3gqevu6bsizUpdated Added 7k+ installs86% rating
38
Score
138
Errors
24
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability79

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

162 findings

I18n

85

4 issue groups

Security

62

8 issue groups

Maintainability

11

6 issue groups

Repo Compliance

4

4 issue groups

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $Afd->ltd49
Category
I18n
Occurrences
49
Severity
error

Sample message

The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $Afd->ltd

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().30
Category
I18n
Occurrences
30
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$Afd'.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$Afd'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$Afd->Plugin->msg_notice]5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$Afd->Plugin->msg_notice]

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[$Afd->Plugin->msg_notice] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[$Afd->Plugin->msg_notice] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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.5
Category
I18n
Occurrences
5
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

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WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: wp_get_sites1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_get_sites() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.6.0. Use get_sites() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.3 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORRepo Compliancereadme description non official language1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The readme description contains unofficial language. It must be written in standard English.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "afd", expected "announce-from-the-dashboard".

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.5.3

38

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Findings
162
Errors
138
Warnings
24
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2.0.0

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