Windows Compatibility Fix

Fixes long filename problem on Windows systems when doing updates, such as updating from EDD based sites.

v1.0.2Dave JeschUpdated Added 1k+ installs100% rating
35
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13
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Warnings
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Security100
Repo70
Performance100
Maintainability81

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

19 findings

Maintainability

12

8 issue groups

Repo Compliance

5

5 issue groups

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

I18n

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory WritePlugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using fwrite(). Detected usage of __FILE__ or __DIR__ magic constant. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.2
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Maintainability
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2
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Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using fwrite(). Detected usage of __FILE__ or __DIR__ magic constant. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.2
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Maintainability
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2
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error

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date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwriteFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().2
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2
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error

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File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Windows Compatibility Fix" - contains the restricted term "windows" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "windows" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for windows".2
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2
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warning

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The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Windows Compatibility Fix" - contains the restricted term "windows" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "windows" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for windows".

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fcloseFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().1
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1
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error

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File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopenFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().1
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Maintainability
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1
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error

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File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().

ERRORSupply ChainHidden files includedHidden files are not permitted.1
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Supply Chain
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1
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Hidden files are not permitted.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
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1
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PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 5.0 < 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
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Repo Compliance
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1
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error

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Tested up to: 5.0 < 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 licenseMissing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
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Repo Compliance
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Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

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WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
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The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "language"

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings ignored tags1
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Repo Compliance
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1
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warning

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One or more tags were ignored. The following tags are not permitted: "plugin", "wordpress"

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
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I18n
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "windows-compatibility-fix", expected "fix-windows-compatibility".

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tag1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". 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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

1 domains

Outbound calls

2

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

serverpress.com2 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0.2

35

Latest

Findings
19
Errors
13
Warnings
6
Check
2.0.0

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