Set images for categories and tags, especially for fallback post thumbnails or featured images.
40
Score
177
Errors
40
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability78
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
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
- Occurrences
- 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.
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
First score snapshot
v1.52
40
Latest
- Findings
- 217
- Errors
- 177
- Warnings
- 40
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 217 | 177 | 40 | v1.52 | 2.0.0 |
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