Lets you make a WordPress post or page link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its normal WordPress URL.
42
Score
25
Errors
38
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo89
Performance97
Maintainability95
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
47
7 issue groups
I18n
8
2 issue groups
Maintainability
4
2 issue groups
Performance
2
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$link_url'.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$link_url'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[self::return_plugin_namespace()."-link_url"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[self::return_plugin_namespace()."-link_url"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[self::return_plugin_namespace()."-link_url"]7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[self::return_plugin_namespace()."-link_url"]
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: self::return_plugin_text_domain()7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: self::return_plugin_text_domain()
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "self::return_plugin_namespace().'_get_applicable_post_types'".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "self::return_plugin_namespace().'_get_applicable_post_types'".
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not inUsing 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.2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
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.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_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.1
- 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.
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ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
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.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.5 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
2
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
lhero.org1 · outbound
shawfactor.com1 · outbound
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.02
42
Latest
- Findings
- 63
- Errors
- 25
- Warnings
- 38
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42 | 63 | 25 | 38 | v1.02 | 2.0.0 |
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