Better Plugin Compatibility Control

Adds version compatibility info to the plugins page to inform the admin at a glance if a plugin is compatible with the current WP and PHP version.

v7.0.0wpseekUpdated Added 4k+ installs86% rating100% support resolved
35
Score
7
Errors
4
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security89
Repo85
Performance100
Maintainability89

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

11 findings

Maintainability

8

6 issue groups

Security

1

1 issue group

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Better Plugin Compatibility Control" - contains the restricted term "plugin" 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 - "Better Plugin Compatibility Control" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BetterPluginCompatibilityControl".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSupply Chainhidden filesHidden files are not permitted.1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid tested upto minorTested up to: 7.0.99 The version number should only include major versions 7.0.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 7.0.99 The version number should only include major versions 7.0.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no licenseMissing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tagIncorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "is_network_admin()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_network_admin()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.

Score History

First score snapshot

v7.0.0

35

Latest

Findings
11
Errors
7
Warnings
4
Check
2.0.0

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