Cool Author Box displays an responsive author box with social media links to your widget and post content area.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
1,342
13 issue groups
Security
711
8 issue groups
I18n
169
4 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,122
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1,122
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.596
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 596
- 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='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_fs_text".104
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 104
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_fs_text".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.72
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 72
- 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 classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_Admin_Menu_Manager".56
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_Admin_Menu_Manager".
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().56
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $cab_post_desc_font_size56
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $cab_post_desc_font_size
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: HMCABW_TXT_DOMAIN55
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 55
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: HMCABW_TXT_DOMAIN
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".26
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['id']
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cab_personal_info_settings".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed trait6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Traits declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Cab_Core".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['img_type']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 608.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: class FS_Plugin_Updater
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
180
External assets
3
Incoming endpoints
5
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints4
admin_post
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.0.3
25
Latest
- Findings
- 2,232
- Errors
- 853
- Warnings
- 1,379
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25 | 2,232 | 853 | 1,379 | v3.0.3 | 2.0.0 |
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