Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider

A simple posts content slider, product, images, videos, related posts, custom post type carousel plugin for WordPress.

v3.3.2subhansanjayaUpdated Added 2k+ installs82% rating
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271
Errors
59
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance98
Maintainability65

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

330 findings

I18n

237

3 issue groups

Security

62

9 issue groups

Maintainability

28

10 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'carousel-horizontal-posts-content-slider' but got 'chpcs'.144
Category
I18n
Occurrences
144
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'carousel-horizontal-posts-content-slider' but got 'chpcs'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to _x().48
Category
I18n
Occurrences
48
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $delete_link45
Category
I18n
Occurrences
45
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$_POST['content_type']'.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['content_type']7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn 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.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
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.

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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 24
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter "array('post_type' => array($post_type),'fields' => 'all')" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: get_page_by_title1
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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.

ERRORMaintainabilitylibrary core files1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Carousel horizontal posts content slider".

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

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.

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Errors
271
Warnings
59
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