Genesis Featured Content with support for custom post types, taxonomies, and so much more.
36
Score
229
Errors
24
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo83
Performance94
Maintainability69
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
142
3 issue groups
Security
79
4 issue groups
Maintainability
24
13 issue groups
Performance
4
2 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'genesis-featured-content-widget' but got 'gsfc'.137
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 137
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'genesis-featured-content-widget' but got 'gsfc'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.76
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 76
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_genesis_admin_settings".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_genesis_admin_settings".
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
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.4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not inUsing exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.3
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "genesis_admin_menu".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "genesis_admin_menu".
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionwp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->query()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 129.1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->query()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 129.
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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 $query
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$name".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GS_Featured_Content".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The parameter "'orderby=name&hide_empty=1'" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
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 Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 3.6 < 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.
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.2.6
36
Latest
- Findings
- 253
- Errors
- 229
- Warnings
- 24
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 253 | 229 | 24 | v1.2.6 | 2.0.0 |
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