HT Menu – WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor

HT Menu is a Elementor page builder addon to create menu and mega menu for WordPress websites. It allows to add Elementor templates to build coloumn a …

v1.2.5HasThemesUpdated Added 3k+ installs56% rating
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Security0
Repo97
Performance96
Maintainability66

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

360 findings

I18n

254

5 issue groups

Security

71

7 issue groups

Maintainability

30

10 issue groups

Performance

4

1 issue group

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'ht-menu-lite' but got "".245
Category
I18n
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245
Severity
error

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Mismatched text domain. Expected 'ht-menu-lite' but got "".

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_name'.40
Category
Security
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40
Severity
error

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
Category
Security
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9
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warning

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Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['location'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar7
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Security
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7
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warning

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$_POST['location'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['location']6
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Security
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6
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warning

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Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['location']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'wsa_form_bottom_' . $form['id']".5
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Maintainability
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5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'wsa_form_bottom_' . $form['id']".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['menu_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource 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.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable4
Category
Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude4
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Performance
Occurrences
4
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

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The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $alltemplates

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "HT Menu - WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function create_function() is forbidden

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.

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.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version1
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Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

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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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "HT Menu - WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor" is different from the name declared in plugin header "HT Menu Lite – WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor".

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
Category
Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "htmega-menu", expected "ht-menu-lite".

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