PluginScore

Custom Highlight Color

Many devices and browsers provide less-than-ideal colors when selecting text on sites. Users may select text for a variety of reasons, including as a …

v1.1Nick HalseyUpdated Added 900 installs100% rating
Highlightcolorcustom colorselection
91
Score
5
Errors
1
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security89
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability97

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

6 findings

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

Maintainability

2

1 issue group

Security

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

missing_direct_file_access_protectionReference
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'custom_highlight_color_css'.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
ERRORRepo Compliancelicense mismatchYour plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.

license_mismatchReference
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 6.6 < 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: 6.6 < 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.

outdated_tested_upto_headerReference
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description presentThe "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

readme_parser_warnings_no_short_description_present

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

3 domains

Outbound calls

4

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

celloexpressions.com1 · outbound
nick.halsey.co1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.1

91

Latest

Findings
6
Errors
5
Warnings
1
Check
2.0.0

Relationship Map

Author, categories, issues, domains, and nearby plugins.

27 nodes

Related Plugins

Highlight Search Terms

7k+ active installs

98
Advanced Custom Fields: Restrict Color Picker Options

1k+ active installs

90
The Events Calendar: Category Colors

5k+ active installs

88
Browser Theme Color

2k+ active installs

83
WP Night Mode

700 active installs

77
Colored Admin Post List

500 active installs

75