Author Website Templates – Create Writer, Author & Publisher Websites Easily

Effortlessly design stunning websites for authors, writers, publishers, and bloggers with Elementor using Author Website Templates.

v1.1.9RS WP THEMESUpdated Added 500 installs0% rating
22
Score
711
Errors
2,910
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance91
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

3,621 findings

Maintainability

2,876

14 issue groups

Security

514

6 issue groups

I18n

208

4 issue groups

Performance

6

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$accentColor".2,680
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2,680
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$arrow_style'.301
Category
Security
Occurrences
301
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'author-website-templates' but got 'eafe'.168
Category
I18n
Occurrences
168
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'author-website-templates' but got 'eafe'.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.84
Category
Security
Occurrences
84
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;68
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
68
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.56
Category
Security
Occurrences
56
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "do_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.42
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
42
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "do_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar39
Category
Security
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().29
Category
I18n
Occurrences
29
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "author_website_templates_enqueue_demo_setup_scripts".

ERRORMaintainabilityblock api version too low16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in6
Category
Performance
Occurrences
6
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "the_content".

ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings5
Category
I18n
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ' '

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "AWT_Admin_Init".

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

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().

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

18 domains

Outbound calls

286

External assets

3

Incoming endpoints

11

Notable Domains

schemas.wp.org22 · outbound
via.placeholder.com10 · outbound
bugs.chromium.org4 · outbound
bugs.webkit.org4 · outbound
tailwindcss.com2 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org160 · platform/reference
github.com17 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org10 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

rswpthemes.com45 · asset + outbound
images.unsplash.com6 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_awt_filter_bookspublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_awt_load_more_bookspublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_rswpthemes_awt_fetch_full_postpublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_rswpthemes_awt_filerable_posts_loadpublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints7
wp_ajax_author_website_templates_notice_actionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_awt_filter_booksauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_awt_load_more_booksauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_install_act_pluginauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_rswpthemes_awt_fetch_full_postauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_rswpthemes_awt_filerable_posts_loadauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_setup_demo_ajaxauthenticated

wp_ajax

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