JSM Show Post Metadata

Show post metadata (aka custom fields) in a metabox when editing posts / pages - a great tool for debugging issues with post metadata.

v4.9.0JS MorissetUpdated 2026-06-10Added Aug 1, 201610k+ installs100% rating0% support resolved
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Errors
66
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability75

Top Issues by Category

security49
maintainability24
i18n7
performance1

Issues Details

81 issues found in latest scan

WARNING15
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING14
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING5
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$filter_prefix . '_load_lib'".

WARNING4
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r

print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR3
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralDomain

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText

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

WARNING2
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING2
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_export

var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR2
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

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.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "SuextMinifyCssCompressor".

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Add_optionParam3Found

The parameter "$deprecated = ''" at position #3 of add_option() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.3.0. Use "" instead.

WARNING1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_post__not_in

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.

ERROR1
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "utf8_encode()" requires WordPress 6.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.0.0.

Latest Snapshot

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Warnings

66

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v4.9.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v4.9.0

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Findings
81
Errors
15
Warnings
66
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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