A plugin which provides an author box for your WordPress blog. Originally known as "Author Box for Divi."
35
Score
169
Errors
49
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability55
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
137
8 issue groups
Maintainability
78
14 issue groups
I18n
2
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.116
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 116
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag foundShort PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo admin_url ..." but found "<?= admin_url ..."23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo admin_url ..." but found "<?= admin_url ..."
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$author_box_position".23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$author_box_position".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$css'.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$css'.
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.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded ContentFound call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.6.0.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.6.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$key]
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Author Box WP Lens" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins
WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endings1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $user_ids used in $wpdb->query()\n$user_ids assigned unsafely at line 180.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $user_ids
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.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[$key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Do you enjoy using the Author Box WP Lens plugin? A %s5-star rating on WordPress.org%s would be great!'.
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
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.
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
35
External assets
5
Incoming endpoints
3
Notable Domains
wplens.com25 · outbound
netrr.com1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
w3.org4 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
cdnjs.cloudflare.com5 · asset + outbound
cdn.jsdelivr.net3 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints3
wp_ajax_abfd_dismiss_noticeauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_abfd_dismiss_notice_ratingauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_abfd_previewauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.1.6
35
Latest
- Findings
- 218
- Errors
- 169
- Warnings
- 49
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 218 | 169 | 49 | v2.1.6 | 2.0.0 |
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