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v1.8.0GDPR InfoUpdated Added 6k+ installs80% rating
40
Score
39
Errors
15
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability90

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

54 findings

Security

30

6 issue groups

Maintainability

11

2 issue groups

I18n

9

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

4

4 issue groups

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORSecurityregister setting MissingSanitization missing for register_setting().9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$describedby_attr'.9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_wpnonce']4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_wpnonce']

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: "://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]"2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: "://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]"

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Foundload_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.1
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.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 6.9 < 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: 6.9 < 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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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 Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

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.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.8.0

40

Latest

Findings
54
Errors
39
Warnings
15
Check
2.0.0

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