Add a custom widget to the dashboard to display announcements, help or other information users will see at login.
44
Score
73
Errors
12
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security11
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability81
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
36
4 issue groups
Security
35
4 issue groups
Maintainability
10
6 issue groups
Repo Compliance
4
4 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$buttons'.25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$buttons'.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->unique_id23
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->unique_id
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().9
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['cdh_submit']3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['cdh_submit']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['cdh_submit'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['cdh_submit'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nSingle Underscore Get Text FunctionFound single-underscore "_()" function when double-underscore expected.3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found single-underscore "_()" function when double-underscore expected.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand randrand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Custom Dashboard Help Widget" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Custom Dashboard Help".
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- 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 header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 3.8 < 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.
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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
15
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
jolanders.com15 · outbound
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.0
44
Latest
- Findings
- 85
- Errors
- 73
- Warnings
- 12
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44 | 85 | 73 | 12 | v3.0 | 2.0.0 |
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Output is not escaped25 findingsNon Singular String Literal Domain23 findingsMissing Arg Domain9 findingsMissing direct file access protection5 findingsMissing nonce verification4 findingsInput is not sanitized3 findingsRequest data is not unslashed3 findingsSingle Underscore Get Text Function3 findings
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Output is not escaped25 findingsNon Singular String Literal Domain23 findingsMissing Arg Domain9 findingsMissing direct file access protection5 findingsMissing nonce verification4 findingsInput is not sanitized3 findingsRequest data is not unslashed3 findingsSingle Underscore Get Text Function3 findings
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