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Blog Time

Display the time according to your blog via an admin toolbar widget, a sidebar widget, and/or a template tag.

v4.0.1Scott ReillyUpdated Added 600 installs72% rating
blogclockdatetimeservertime
57
Score
38
Errors
6
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security31
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability82

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

44 findings

Security

28

2 issue groups

Maintainability

13

9 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"' class='$tclass' style='$tstyle' />"'.27
Category
Security
Occurrences
27
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"' class='$tclass' style='$tstyle' />"'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "add_allowed_options()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "add_allowed_options()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
ERRORMaintainabilityapplication detectedApplication files are not permitted.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Application files are not permitted.

application_detected
ERRORMaintainabilitylibrary core filesLibrary files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Library files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.

library_core_files
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissingReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionThe use of function ini_set() is discouraged1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged
WARNINGMaintainabilityprevent path disclosure error reportingerror_reporting() can lead to full path disclosure.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_reporting() can lead to full path disclosure.

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.prevent_path_disclosure_error_reporting
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: add_option_whitelistadd_option_whitelist() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.5.0. Use add_allowed_options() instead.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

add_option_whitelist() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.5.0. Use add_allowed_options() instead.

WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.add_option_whitelistFound
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsCommentReference
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;

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.8 < 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.

outdated_tested_upto_headerReference
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags
WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown file1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unexpected markdown file "TODO.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

unexpected_markdown_file
WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The upgrade notice for "4.0" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

upgrade_notice_limit

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

11 domains

Outbound calls

34

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

momentjs.com13 · outbound
php.net6 · outbound
coffee2code.com2 · outbound
stackoverflow.com2 · outbound
docs.closure-library.googlecode.com1 · outbound
en.wikipedia.org1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com5 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_report_timepublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_report_timeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v4.0.1

57

Latest

Findings
44
Errors
38
Warnings
6
Check
2.0.0

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