Category Featured Images Extended

Set images for categories and tags, especially for fallback post thumbnails or featured images.

v1.52CK MacLeodUpdated Added 400 installs88% rating
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability78

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

217 findings

I18n

100

7 issue groups

Security

93

8 issue groups

Maintainability

23

7 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'category-featured-images-extended' but got 'cks_cfix '.68
Category
I18n
Occurrences
68
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'category-featured-images-extended' but got 'cks_cfix '.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.42
Category
Security
Occurrences
42
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$attachment_link'.33
Category
Security
Occurrences
33
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $tax_label .\n ' Image'25
Category
I18n
Occurrences
25
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $tax_label .\n ' Image'

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$excluded_categories".14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
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6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cfix_featured_image".3
Category
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: "cfix_featured_image".

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tag_ID']3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tag_ID']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tag_ID'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Set a Fallback Image%s for %s'.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nDeprecated parameter: load_plugin_textdomain parameter 21
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "''" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Category Featured Images Extended" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Category Featured Images - Extended".

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.8 < 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.

ERRORI18ntextdomain invalid format1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Found "cks_cfix".

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tag1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

3 domains

Outbound calls

13

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

ckmacleod.com10 · outbound
paypal.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

wordpress.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

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v1.52

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Errors
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Warnings
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