Block Plugin Update

This plugin blocks the updates for specific plugins. You can select the plugins from plugin setting page.

v3.3.2DnesscarkeyUpdated Added 6k+ installs88% rating
49
Score
16
Errors
15
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security16
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability87

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

31 findings

Security

15

8 issue groups

Maintainability

12

6 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bspu_save_MSG'.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['block_plugin_updates']3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['block_plugin_updates']

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['block_plugin_updates'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['block_plugin_updates'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Code FoundNo PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

ERRORSecurityregister setting MissingSanitization missing for register_setting().1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityUsing FILE Using __FILE__ for menu slugs risks exposing filesystem structure.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using __FILE__ for menu slugs risks exposing filesystem structure.

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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['submit-bpu']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Block Plugin Update" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Block Specific Plugin Updates".

ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

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Errors
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Warnings
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