Auto Listings – Car Listings & Car Dealership Plugin for WordPress

List, manage & sell cars easily. Advanced search, vehicle data from 1941, lead capture, gallery, maps. Great for car dealers.

v2.7.3autolistingsUpdated Added 2k+ installs84% rating
33
Score
80
Errors
321
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability48

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

401 findings

Maintainability

214

13 issue groups

Security

177

7 issue groups

I18n

5

4 issue groups

Performance

3

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$address".125
Category
Maintainability
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125
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.95
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Security
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95
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$button'.41
Category
Security
Occurrences
41
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;34
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Maintainability
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34
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET[$args['name']] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar21
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Security
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21
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warning

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.16
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Maintainability
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16
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warning

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Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "als_field_atts".15
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Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$args['name']]12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_body_type_options".7
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Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta valueDetected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.6
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Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

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WARNINGSecurityMissing6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching3
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Maintainability
Occurrences
3
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 exclude3
Category
Performance
Occurrences
3
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.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
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2
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.

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.

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $title used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$title assigned unsafely at line 66.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $title at "SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE LOWER(post_title) LIKE '%$title%' AND post_type='auto-listing' AND post_status='publish'"

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
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Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityget page by title Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

get_page_by_title() has been deprecated since WordPress version 6.2.0. Use WP_Query 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.

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
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I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<div class="fields-label">\n <h3>Authentication</h3>\n <i>\n Register your website with Google to get required API keys and enter them below.\n <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin#list" target="_blank">Get the API Keys</a>\n </i>\n </div>'

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: 'Content of the email that is sent to the seller (and other email addresses above). ' .\n 'Available tags are:<br>' .\n '{seller_name}<br>' .\n '{listing_title}<br>' .\n '{listing_id}<br>' .\n '{enquiry_name}<br>' .\n '{enquiry_email}<br>' .\n '{enquiry_phone}<br>' .\n '{enquiry_message}<br>'

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Auto Listings - Car Listings & Car Dealership Plugin for WordPress" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Auto Listings".

WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The &quot;/vendor&quot; directory using composer exists, but &quot;composer.json&quot; file is missing.

Score History

First score snapshot

v2.7.3

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Findings
401
Errors
80
Warnings
321
Check
2.0.0

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