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v1.6.6christophradoUpdated Added 1k+ installs100% rating
41
Score
101
Errors
29
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability90

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

130 findings

Security

110

7 issue groups

I18n

9

1 issue group

Maintainability

9

6 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 '$category'.70
Category
Security
Occurrences
70
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.9
Category
I18n
Occurrences
9
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.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['cookie_consent'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['cookie_consent'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['cookie_consent']5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['cookie_consent']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CNC_ABSPATH".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CNC_ABSPATH".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "is_cookie_category_accepted".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "is_cookie_category_accepted".

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

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.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['data']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

1 domains

Outbound calls

1

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

christophrado.de1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_save_cookie_consentpublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_save_cookie_consentauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.6.6

41

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Findings
130
Errors
101
Warnings
29
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2.0.0

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