Ditty offers a range of content display options, including its signature news ticker and customizable layouts.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
779
11 issue groups
Maintainability
186
11 issue groups
I18n
54
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href='edit.php?post_type={$post->post_type}&ditty_display={$display_id}'>"'.399
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 399
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href='edit.php?post_type={$post->post_type}&ditty_display={$display_id}'>"'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar104
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 104
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['ditty_import_posts']['tmp_name']98
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 98
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['ditty_import_posts']['tmp_name']
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.87
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 87
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;47
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 47
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.35
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 35
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $column FROM $this->table_name WHERE $column_where = %s LIMIT 1;"28
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 28
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $column FROM $this->table_name WHERE $column_where = %s LIMIT 1;"
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().26
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$args".22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$args".
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ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function20
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name16
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'get_template_part_' . $slug".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['ditty_import_posts']['tmp_name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DNT".
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch13
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'ditty-news-ticker' but got 'ditty-ticker'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 116.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 315.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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Score History
First score snapshot
v3.1.66
26
Latest
- Findings
- 1,045
- Errors
- 561
- Warnings
- 484
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 26 | 1,045 | 561 | 484 | v3.1.66 | 2.0.0 |
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