Favorites

Favorites for any post type. Easily add favoriting/liking, wishlists, or any other similar functionality using the developer-friendly API.

v2.3.6Kyle PhillipsUpdated 2025-04-10Added Mar 5, 201510k+ installs92% rating
37
Score
204
Errors
121
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability68

Top Issues by Category

security250
maintainability71
i18n2
repo_compliance2

Issues Details

325 issues found in latest scan

ERROR140
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

ERROR44
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING37
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING34
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING18
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_anonymous_users_who_favourited_post".

WARNING11
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_COOKIE['simplefavorites'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['simplefavorites']

ERROR6
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR5
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR3
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "get_the_permalink()" requires WordPress 3.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.8.0.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'favorites' but got 'sscblog'.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

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

ERROR1
stable_tag_mismatch

Mismatched Stable Tag: 2.3.5 != 2.3.6. 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.

WARNING1
upgrade_notice_limit

The upgrade notice for "1.2.0" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

325

Errors

204

Warnings

121

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.6 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.6

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Findings
325
Errors
204
Warnings
121
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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