All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.
22
Score
919
Errors
1,230
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance81
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
915
10 issue groups
Maintainability
871
9 issue groups
I18n
278
4 issue groups
Performance
22
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<li>$err</li>\n"'.395
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 395
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<li>$err</li>\n"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_authorship/doing_shortcode/author_box".271
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 271
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_authorship/doing_shortcode/author_box".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_networks".225
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 225
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_networks".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.204
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 204
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtracedebug_backtrace() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.120
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 120
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
debug_backtrace() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.106
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 106
- 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().105
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 105
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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.103
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 103
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[$nonce] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar87
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 87
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET[$nonce] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().80
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 80
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
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ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text70
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 70
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sAuthorship Data Updater%s - Post counters update will run once the post authorship update process finishes.'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized49
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 49
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$nonce]
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification48
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 48
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended44
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 44
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated31
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['author']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared27
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ex_placeholders at "p.ID NOT IN ($ex_placeholders)"
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings25
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<span class="ac_error" style="color:white"><strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid nonce. Reload the page.</span>'
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $author_value used in $wpdb->query()\n$author_value assigned unsafely at line 1332.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude14
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 14
- 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.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $blog_id
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "authorship_add_user_meta_fields_to_wpml".
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in8
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
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Score History
First score snapshot
v5.2.9
22
Latest
- Findings
- 2,149
- Errors
- 919
- Warnings
- 1,230
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22 | 2,149 | 919 | 1,230 | v5.2.9 | 2.0.0 |
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