AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor

Easily create awesome post grids and post carousel sliders. Different widget types, powerful filters, "load more" button and many customizab …

v1.3.3anwpproUpdated Added 20k+ installs98% rating
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Errors
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Category Scores

Security23
Repo88
Performance91
Maintainability66

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

929 findings

I18n

756

3 issue groups

Maintainability

132

6 issue groups

Security

29

5 issue groups

Performance

9

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'anwp-post-grid-for-elementor' but got 'anwp-post-grid'.754
Category
I18n
Occurrences
754
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'anwp-post-grid-for-elementor' but got 'anwp-post-grid'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$app_id".124
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Maintainability
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124
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warning

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Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$app_id".

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['_anwp_pg_category_color'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['_anwp_pg_category_color'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing 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.8
Category
Performance
Occurrences
8
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['args']. Check that the array index exists before using it.7
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Security
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7
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warning

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['args']6
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Security
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6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['args']

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.2
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORSecurityException Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$field'.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed short description1
Category
Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "anwp-post-grid", expected "anwp-post-grid-for-elementor".

Score History

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v1.3.3

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Errors
758
Warnings
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