Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
59
Score
2
Errors
76
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security33
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability80
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
42
3 issue groups
Maintainability
35
9 issue groups
Performance
1
1 issue group
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cap_add_amp_actions".10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cap_add_amp_actions".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cap_guest_author_create".10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cap_guest_author_create".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionThe use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged
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ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
39
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
4
Notable Domains
automattic.com1 · outbound
eslint.org1 · outbound
fb.me1 · outbound
json-schema.org1 · outbound
php.net1 · outbound
whois.arin.net1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com16 · platform/reference
w3.org6 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
api.w.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
/wp-json/coauthors/v1/coauthorsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/coauthors/v1/coauthors/(?P<user_nicename>[\w-]+)REST
register_rest_route
Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_coauthors_ajax_suggestauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_search_coauthors_to_assignauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
3 score snapshots
v4.1.1
59
Latest
- Findings
- 78
- Errors
- 2
- Warnings
- 76
- Check
- 2.0.0
v4.1.0
59
Score
- Findings
- 78
- Errors
- 2
- Warnings
- 76
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 59 | 78 | 2 | 76 | v4.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
| 59 | 78 | 2 | 76 | v4.1.0 | 2.0.0 |
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