Horizontal scrolling announcements

Horizontal scrolling plugin lets scroll the content from one end to another end like reel. This plugin is using JQuery Marquee script for scrolling

v2.6gopiplusUpdated Added 8k+ installs64% rating
37
Score
215
Errors
140
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability59

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

355 findings

Security

237

9 issue groups

Maintainability

109

10 issue groups

I18n

9

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$am'.92
Category
Security
Occurrences
92
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$am'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.80
Category
Security
Occurrences
80
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 Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$am".71
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
71
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$am".

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['ac'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar28
Category
Security
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['ac'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sSql12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sSql

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ac']8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ac']

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'horizontal-scrolling-announcements' but got 'email-posts-to-subscribers'.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['hsas_group_txt']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sSql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sSql assigned unsafely at line 27.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $errors[0]

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

Score History

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Findings
355
Errors
215
Warnings
140
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