Allows you to add an author name and link to the byline, other than the actual logged in user, without that custom author having to have a WordPress a …
66
Score
11
Errors
8
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security43
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability96
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
14
4 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
Maintainability
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 '$meta_box['description']'.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$meta_box['description']'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename']. Check that the array index exists before using it.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename']2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid plugin namePlugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceno licenseMissing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 3.1 < 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: 3.1 < 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.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed short descriptionThe "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
3
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
seoserpent.com2 · outbound
wefunction.com1 · outbound
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.2
66
Latest
- Findings
- 19
- Errors
- 11
- Warnings
- 8
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 66 | 19 | 11 | 8 | v1.2 | 2.0.0 |
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