GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.
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82 issues found in latest scan
Function "get_avatar_data()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<b>Enabled</b>'
Plugin name "GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds" is different from the name declared in plugin header "GN Publisher".
The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.
| Code | Type | Message | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp | ERROR | Function "get_avatar_data()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0. | 72 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound | WARNING | Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE". | 3 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'. | 2 |
| missing_direct_file_access_protection | ERROR | PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; | 2 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.NoHtmlWrappedStrings | WARNING | Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<b>Enabled</b>' | 1 |
| mismatched_plugin_name | WARNING | Plugin name "GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds" is different from the name declared in plugin header "GN Publisher". | 1 |
| missing_composer_json_file | WARNING | The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing. | 1 |
Latest Snapshot
Findings
82
Errors
76
Warnings
6
Score History
First score snapshot
First scan completed Jun 20, 2026
v1.5.28 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Jun 20, 2026
v1.5.28
86
Latest
- Findings
- 82
- Errors
- 76
- Warnings
- 6
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026Latest | 86 | 82 | 76 | 6 | v1.5.28 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |
