BlockSpare – Gutenberg Post Grid Blocks for News, Magazine & Blog Websites

Create post grids, sliders, filters, tickers and magazine layouts with Gutenberg blocks for news, magazine and blog websites.

v4.2.1BlockspareUpdated Added 10k+ installs98% rating
25
Score
1,327
Errors
1,714
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance97
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

3,041 findings

Maintainability

2,339

14 issue groups

Security

650

7 issue groups

I18n

31

4 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,425
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,425
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded ContentOffloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.602
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
602
Severity
error

Sample message

Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.582
Category
Security
Occurrences
582
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.114
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
114
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Aft_Post_Rest_Controller&quot;.59
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
59
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Aft_Post_Rest_Controller&quot;.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;45
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
45
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$data['key']'.30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.26
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt randmt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

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ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;aft_blocks_allowed_post_types&quot;.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;_blockspare_setup_notice_dismiss_nonce&#039;]

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;_blockspare_setup_notice_dismiss_nonce&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment9
Category
I18n
Occurrences
9
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.

ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%1$s'

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $attribute_title

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET[&#039;blockName&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

17 domains

Outbound calls

299

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

fb.me33 · outbound
blockspare.com30 · outbound
fast.fonts.net25 · outbound
fonts.googleapis.com25 · outbound
f.fontdeck.com24 · outbound
use.typekit.net24 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org97 · platform/reference
schema.org4 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

raw.githubusercontent.com2 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 02:24 PM UTC Score 25/100 Plugin v4.2.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 1,327 errors, 1,714 warningsJun 30, 2026, 07:57 AM UTC Score 25/100 Plugin v4.2.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 1,327 errors, 1,714 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 30, 2026

v4.2.1

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Errors
1,327
Warnings
1,714
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2.0.0

v4.2.0

25

Score

Findings
3,041
Errors
1,327
Warnings
1,714
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2.0.0

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