MPL-Publisher — Ebook & Audiobook Creator

MPL-Publisher 📚 creates an ebook, print-ready PDF book, EPUB for KDP, Flipbook, or Audiobook MP3 converting your WordPress posts.

v2.23.0ferranfgUpdated Added 800 installs98% rating
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Score
489
Errors
76
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance98
Maintainability48

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

565 findings

Security

277

9 issue groups

I18n

226

5 issue groups

Maintainability

57

11 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'mpl-publisher' but got "publisher".218
Category
I18n
Occurrences
218
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'mpl-publisher' but got "publisher".

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.178
Category
Security
Occurrences
178
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.50
Category
Security
Occurrences
50
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['book_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"_SHARING_LINK_{$response->canonical_url}"'.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"_SHARING_LINK_{$response->canonical_url}"'.

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

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations readfile2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: readfile().

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $theme['name']

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

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.

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

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.

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

57 domains

Outbound calls

293

External assets

5

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

tools.ietf.org19 · outbound
bugs.php.net4 · outbound
getbootstrap.com3 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org64 · platform/reference
github.com51 · platform/reference
gnu.org11 · platform/reference
fsf.org6 · platform/reference
codex.wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
my.fsf.org2 · platform/reference
opensource.org2 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
crm.fsf.org1 · platform/reference
dev.w3.org1 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
directory.fsf.org1 · platform/reference
donate.fsf.org1 · platform/reference
shop.fsf.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

php.net53 · asset + outbound
phpoffice.github.io4 · asset + outbound
cdn.jsdelivr.net2 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints2
admin_post_publish_ebookauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_mpl_duplicate_postauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 25, 2026, 09:19 AM UTC Score 33/100 Plugin v2.22.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 489 errors, 76 warningsJul 1, 2026, 08:35 AM UTC Score 34/100 Plugin v2.23.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 489 errors, 76 warningsJun 25, 2026Jul 1, 2026

v2.23.0

34

Latest

Findings
565
Errors
489
Warnings
76
Check
2.0.0

v2.22.0

33

Score

Findings
565
Errors
489
Warnings
76
Check
2.0.0

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