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Score
61
Errors
30
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo75
Performance100
Maintainability85
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
73
8 issue groups
Maintainability
12
7 issue groups
Repo Compliance
5
5 issue groups
I18n
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'.38
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 38
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"#$tab"'.14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"#$tab"'.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $join at "FROM $wpdb->comments c $join \n13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $join at "FROM $wpdb->comments c $join \n
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $join used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$join assigned unsafely at line 296.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $join used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$join assigned unsafely at line 296.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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;2
- 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 foundThe use of function create_function() is forbidden1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function create_function() is forbidden
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
- 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().
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['popular_views_' . COOKIEHASH]
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_COOKIE['popular_views_' . COOKIEHASH]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['popular_views_' . COOKIEHASH] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORRepo Compliancemismatched tested up to header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched "Tested up to": 4.6.0 != 4.3.1. The "Tested up to" value in the readme file must match the "Tested up to" value in the plugin header. If the plugin header has a "Tested up to" value, it will override the readme value, which can cause confusion.
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: 4.6 < 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.
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.
ERRORMaintainabilitystable tag mismatch1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched Stable Tag: 4.3.0 != 1.7.0. Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
3
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
2
Notable Domains
xparkmedia.com3 · outbound
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_popwid_page_view_countpublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_popwid_page_view_countauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.7.0
38
Latest
- Findings
- 91
- Errors
- 61
- Warnings
- 30
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 91 | 61 | 30 | v1.7.0 | 2.0.0 |
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