Display Categories Widget

Display Categories Widget will display Child categories on your sidebar. Can be placed on widget in sidebar.

v3.1iteamwebUpdated Added 4k+ installs96% rating
42
Score
90
Errors
4
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance97
Maintainability96

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

94 findings

Security

71

2 issue groups

I18n

17

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

Performance

2

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<script>jQuery('ul.dcw').find('li').addClass('$class_definer');</script>"'.55
Category
Security
Occurrences
55
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<script>jQuery('ul.dcw').find('li').addClass('$class_definer');</script>"'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to _e().16
Category
I18n
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped StringsTranslatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: &#039;&lt;small&gt;Ex: 26,32,54 (comma-separated list of category ids)&lt;/small&gt;&#039;1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: &#039;&lt;small&gt;Ex: 26,32,54 (comma-separated list of category ids)&lt;/small&gt;&#039;

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.

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 Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 5.2 < 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: 5.2 < 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 too many tagsOne or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

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