My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu)

Create a welcome notification bar for your website. Also, My Sticky Bar plugin can make your menu or header sticky to the top when scrolled 📌

v2.9.0PremioUpdated Added 100k+ installs98% rating100% support resolved
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Errors
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Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability16

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

561 findings

Maintainability

330

12 issue groups

Security

210

12 issue groups

I18n

9

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$Sticky_menu_upgrade_box".236
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
236
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Error Couldn't open $file for writing!"'.57
Category
Security
Occurrences
57
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Error Couldn't open $file for writing!"'.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['mystickymenu_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar36
Category
Security
Occurrences
36
Severity
warning

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['mystickymenu_nonce']28
Category
Security
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.27
Category
Security
Occurrences
27
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;20
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "is_php_version_compatible()" requires WordPress 5.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_php_version_compatible()" requires WordPress 5.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.13
Category
Maintainability
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13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching12
Category
Maintainability
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12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment9
Category
I18n
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $contact_lists_table at "ALTER TABLE $contact_lists_table ADD COLUMN widget_id INT(11) NULL AFTER ID"

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $contact_lists_table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$contact_lists_table assigned unsafely at line 16.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $delete_sql used in $wpdb->query()\n$delete_sql assigned unsafely at line 144.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $delete_sql

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MSB_HELP".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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