HootKit is a great companion plugin for WordPress themes by wpHoot.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
1,282
12 issue groups
Security
374
7 issue groups
I18n
66
6 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$$id".1,199
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1,199
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$$id".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"</div><div class='hcolumn-1-{$columns} hk-list-column-{$colcount} {$lastclass}'>"'.312
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 312
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"</div><div class='hcolumn-1-{$columns} hk-list-column-{$colcount} {$lastclass}'>"'.
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.52
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 52
- 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 protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;35
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "carticon_empty_hovertag".25
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "carticon_empty_hovertag".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'hootkit' but got 'code-snippets'.6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'hootkit' but got 'code-snippets'.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HKIT_DEBUG".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: "<strong>Only posts which have a 'Featured Image' will be displayed</strong>"
ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function eval() is forbidden
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html_e().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $desc
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged
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: "HK_Widget".
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v3.0.6
28
Latest
- Findings
- 1,724
- Errors
- 429
- Warnings
- 1,295
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28 | 1,724 | 429 | 1,295 | v3.0.6 | 2.0.0 |
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