Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts from a single category.
38
Score
153
Errors
26
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance98
Maintainability71
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
100
4 issue groups
Maintainability
52
7 issue groups
I18n
24
5 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$rule\n"'.89
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 89
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$rule\n"'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "delete_user_meta()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.37
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 37
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "delete_user_meta()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.
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.13
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 13
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "begin_fetch_post_thumbnail_html".8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "begin_fetch_post_thumbnail_html".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'category-posts' but got 'categorypostspro'.4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'category-posts' but got 'categorypostspro'.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Load More (%s/%s)'.3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Load More (%s/%s)'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$post_count".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$post_count".
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WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[__NAMESPACE__]
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: register_meta parameter 41
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The parameter "'__return_false'" at position #4 of register_meta() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''
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.
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.
WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v4.9.22
38
Latest
- Findings
- 179
- Errors
- 153
- Warnings
- 26
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 179 | 153 | 26 | v4.9.22 | 2.0.0 |
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