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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
203
11 issue groups
I18n
63
2 issue groups
Maintainability
55
9 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_name'.86
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 86
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_name'.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'peters-post-notes' but got 'peters_post_notes'.62
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 62
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'peters-post-notes' but got 'peters_post_notes'.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $current_user33
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $current_user
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $ppn_db_generalnotes used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$ppn_db_generalnotes used without escaping.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $ppn_db_generalnotes used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$ppn_db_generalnotes used without escaping.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $ppn_db_generalnotes used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$ppn_db_generalnotes used without escaping.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $ppn_db_generalnotes used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$ppn_db_generalnotes used without escaping.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['note_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['note_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['note_text']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['note_text'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ppn_db_notes at "ALTER TABLE $ppn_db_notes ADD `personal` BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `notetime`"
WARNINGSecurityPlugin menu slug uses __FILE__1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using __FILE__ for menu slugs risks exposing filesystem structure.
ERRORI18nDeprecated parameter: load_plugin_textdomain parameter 21
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter "PLUGINDIR . '/' . dirname(plugin_basename(__FILE__)) . '/languages'" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityDiscouraged WordPress constant usage: PLUGINDIR1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found usage of constant "PLUGINDIR". Use WP_PLUGIN_DIR instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
query_posts() is discouraged. Use WP_Query instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_register_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 5.5 < 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.
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.6.5
36
Latest
- Findings
- 326
- Errors
- 224
- Warnings
- 102
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 326 | 224 | 102 | v1.6.5 | 2.0.0 |