Effortlessly design stunning websites for authors, writers, publishers, and bloggers with Elementor using Author Website Templates.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
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.
Outbound calls
286
External assets
3
Incoming endpoints
11
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints7
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.9
22
Latest
- Findings
- 3,621
- Errors
- 711
- Warnings
- 2,910
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22 | 3,621 | 711 | 2,910 | v1.1.9 | 2.0.0 |
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