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v2.10.1Philip Arthur MooreUpdated Added 3k+ installs98% rating
63
Score
4
Errors
24
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security37
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability92

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

28 findings

Security

18

5 issue groups

Maintainability

9

5 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post_id']4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['post_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 4.4 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.4 < 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.

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ERRORMaintainabilitystable tag mismatch1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched Stable Tag: 2.10.2 != 2.10.1. 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.

Score History

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v2.10.1

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28
Errors
4
Warnings
24
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2.0.0

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