Custom Post Type Auto Menu

Automatically create menu items for your custom post types in your chosen menu and parent menu item.

v1.3.1Ken DirschlUpdated Added 500 installs72% rating
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Score
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Errors
33
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability80

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

87 findings

Security

39

8 issue groups

I18n

27

3 issue groups

Maintainability

19

8 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'custom-post-type-auto-menu' but got 'bfp-cpt-auto-menu'.25
Category
I18n
Occurrences
25
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'custom-post-type-auto-menu' but got 'bfp-cpt-auto-menu'.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$form'.18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cpt_settings_validation".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_tab".4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_tab".

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_current_screen()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_current_screen()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

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WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->query()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 16.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_register_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.7 < 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.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "bfp-cpt-auto-menu", expected "custom-post-type-auto-menu".

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

8 domains

Outbound calls

23

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

1

Notable Domains

stackoverflow.com6 · outbound
9lessons.info1 · outbound
melchoyce.github.io1 · outbound
wp.tutsplus.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com2 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_admin_script_ajaxauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.3.1

39

Latest

Findings
87
Errors
54
Warnings
33
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