Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid

A collection of dynamic post blocks to quickly build stunning news, magazine, and blog websites.

v1.8.4BlockArtUpdated Added 6k+ installs98% rating
39
Score
65
Errors
72
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security9
Repo91
Performance98
Maintainability53

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

137 findings

Maintainability

87

14 issue groups

Security

30

6 issue groups

I18n

15

4 issue groups

Performance

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilityblock api version too lowEditor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.31
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$footer".24
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$attrs'.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'magazine-blocks' but got 'blockart'.12
Category
I18n
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'magazine-blocks' but got 'blockart'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta valueDetected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
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().3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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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;

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "register_block_type_from_metadata()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.4.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_CHMOD_DIR".

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "mzb_numbered_pagination".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_body_open".

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to _n() 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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
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.

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Score History

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v1.8.4

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Errors
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Warnings
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