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v4.1.3Valerio SouzaUpdated Added 2k+ installs96% rating
52
Score
36
Errors
13
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security21
Repo91
Performance98
Maintainability85

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

49 findings

Security

24

5 issue groups

Maintainability

12

7 issue groups

I18n

10

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

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 '$args['description']'.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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.6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "has_term()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "has_term()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "plugin_locale".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: screen_iconscreen_icon() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.8.0.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

screen_icon() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.8.0.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s, %3$s", but got "%s, %s, %s" in '%s You can use the following placeholders:%s %s'.2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s, %3$s", but got "%s, %s, %s" in '%s You can use the following placeholders:%s %s'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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().1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__NTF_USR_FILE__".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['plugin']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_REQUEST['plugin'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 21
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter "array(\r\n\t\t\t\t'hide_empty' => false,\r\n\t\t\t)" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $post_type->labels->name

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.2 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

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Score History

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Errors
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Warnings
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