Category AJAX Filter — Advanced Filter for Posts & Custom Post Types

Instantly filter WordPress posts and custom post types by category, tag or taxonomy — no page reload. Works with Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg and more.

v2.8.5.1Trusty PluginsUpdated Added 6k+ installs98% rating
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Category Scores

Security23
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability63

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

437 findings

Maintainability

380

7 issue groups

Security

56

4 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$all_text".337
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Maintainability
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337
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warning

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['caf-empty-result'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar44
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Security
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44
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warning

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$_POST['caf-empty-result'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "caf_after_article_container_start".23
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Maintainability
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23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "caf_after_article_container_start".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CAF_Embed_Admin_Css_Js".13
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Maintainability
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13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['params']['caf-post-layout']. Check that the array index exists before using it.9
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Security
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9
Severity
warning

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "caf_get_image_sizes".3
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Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "caf_get_image_sizes".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CAF_CURRENT_VERSION".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CAF_CURRENT_VERSION".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['caf_post_meta_option']2
Category
Security
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'get_comments_number'.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 'get_comments_number'.

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ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
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Maintainability
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1
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error

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File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Category AJAX Filter — Advanced Filter for Posts & Custom Post Types" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Category AJAX Filter – Advanced Filter for Posts & Custom Post Types".

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v2.8.5.1

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437
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Warnings
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