News Kit Addons For Elementor

All News focused elementor widgets that you are looking for in Elementor Page Builder. Currently, with 57 feature rich widgets and theme builder you c …

v1.4.6blazethemesUpdated Added 4k+ installs66% rating
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65
Errors
419
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance58
Maintainability20

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

484 findings

Performance

245

2 issue groups

Maintainability

153

17 issue groups

Security

47

4 issue groups

I18n

18

2 issue groups

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing 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.233
Category
Performance
Occurrences
233
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "elementor/atomic-widgets/styles/clear".40
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
40
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "elementor/atomic-widgets/styles/clear".

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_register_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['demoId'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.17
Category
Maintainability
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17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'news-kit-elementor-addons' but got 'elementor'.12
Category
I18n
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'news-kit-elementor-addons' but got 'elementor'.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not inUsing 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.12
Category
Performance
Occurrences
12
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.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$Nekit_render_templates_html'.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
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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ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "rest_sanitize_array()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 21, 2026, 08:53 AM UTC Score 23/100 Plugin v1.4.5 Plugin Check 2.0.0 65 errors, 419 warningsJun 21, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC Score 23/100 Plugin v1.4.6 Plugin Check 2.0.0 65 errors, 419 warningsJun 21, 2026Jun 21, 2026

v1.4.6

23

Latest

Findings
484
Errors
65
Warnings
419
Check
2.0.0

v1.4.5

23

Score

Findings
484
Errors
65
Warnings
419
Check
2.0.0

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