Linker – URL shortener & track outbound link clicks

Track Outbound Link Clicks Easily: Shorten & track your site links by using your own domain name. e.g. "your-domain.com/go/link"

v1.3.0ElementorUpdated Added 2k+ installs86% rating
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Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability96

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

34 findings

Security

27

6 issue groups

I18n

3

2 issue groups

Maintainability

3

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

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 '$counter'.10
Category
Security
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10
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error

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.5
Category
Security
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5
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warning

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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'.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

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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: $_POST['_linker_meta_box_nonce']3
Category
Security
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3
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warning

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['_linker_meta_box_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
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Security
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3
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warning

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.2
Category
Security
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2
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.

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.2
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I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

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
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I18n
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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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.1
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Maintainability
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1
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warning

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Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

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Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

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WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Linker - URL shortener & track outbound link clicks" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Linker".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

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