Popular Posts displays a list of your blog's most-viewed posts. The output can be customised in many ways.
35
Score
166
Errors
71
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability66
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
129
10 issue groups
I18n
59
3 issue groups
Maintainability
44
11 issue groups
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.42
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 42
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'popular-posts-plugin' but got 'popular-posts'.33
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'popular-posts-plugin' but got 'popular-posts'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.31
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "__()" requires WordPress 2.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 1.5.0.26
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "__()" requires WordPress 2.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 1.5.0.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().25
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['count_archive']. Check that the array index exists before using it.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['count_archive']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['count_archive']11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['count_archive']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['count_archive'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['count_archive'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ppl_plugin_basename".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ppl_plugin_basename".
Show 15 moreShow less
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $pvc_custom used in $wpdb->query()\n$pvc_custom assigned unsafely at line 64.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
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().
WARNINGSecurityDeprecated function: attribute_escape2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
attribute_escape() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use esc_attr() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function eval() is forbidden
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $pvc_custom at "DELETE FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key = '$pvc_custom'"
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PopularPosts".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DSEP".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'activate_'.$plugin_path".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_sidebar_widget1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
register_sidebar_widget() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_sidebar_widget() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_widget_control1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
register_widget_control() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_widget_control() instead.
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<h1>Please install the <a href="http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-plugin-library.zip">Post Plugin Library</a> plugin.</h1>'
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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
10
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
rmarsh.com6 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
codex.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
downloads.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.2.0
35
Latest
- Findings
- 237
- Errors
- 166
- Warnings
- 71
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 237 | 166 | 71 | v2.6.2.0 | 2.0.0 |
Relationship Map
Author, categories, issues, domains, and nearby plugins.
Loading map
PluginAuthorCategoryIssueDomainRelated
Relationship links
Plugin
Author
Issue
Domain
Related
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts66 scoreStatify Widget40 scoreLight Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites89 scoreWP Most Popular39 scoreWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security21 scoreReally Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)19 scoreYoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI24 scoreClassic Editor63 scoreWooCommerce22 scoreSite Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed25 scoreDuplicate Page40 scoreJetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth22 scoreWordPress Importer25 scoreAdvanced Custom Fields (ACF®)23 score
Plugin
Author
Issue
Domain
Related
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts66 scoreStatify Widget40 scoreLight Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites89 scoreWP Most Popular39 scoreWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security21 scoreReally Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)19 scoreYoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI24 scoreClassic Editor63 scoreWooCommerce22 scoreSite Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed25 scoreDuplicate Page40 scoreJetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth22 scoreWordPress Importer25 scoreAdvanced Custom Fields (ACF®)23 score
Related Plugins
WP-Stats
2k+ active installs
98
Light Views Counter – Fast, Scalable View Counter for High-Traffic Sites
3k+ active installs
89
WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts
10k+ active installs
66
Statify Widget
4k+ active installs
40
WP Most Popular
2k+ active installs
39
Popular Posts by Webline
1k+ active installs
38