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Post List Designer – Category Post, Recent Post, Post List

Display WordPress Post on your website in a List or Archive list view. Display category post, archive post, recent post and post list with category.

v3.4.3InfornWebUpdated Added 1k+ installs90% rating
category postlist postpost archivepost listrecent post
26
Score
542
Errors
1,320
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability8

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,862 findings

Maintainability

1,324

18 issue groups

Security

536

5 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,089
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,089
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.521
Category
Security
Occurrences
521
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.111
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
111
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.57
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
57
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.33
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscapedReference
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunctionReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_get_update_php_url()" requires WordPress 5.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: class FS_Plugin_Updater

plugin_updater_detected
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

update_modification_detectedReference
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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.

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFoundReference
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using copy(). Detected usage of constant WP_PLUGIN_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.WriteFile.PluginDirectoryWrite
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 608.

PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic 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: &quot;{$module_type}_update_check_locales&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed interface1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Interfaces declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_I_Garbage_Collector&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedInterfaceFound
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirectReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Post List Designer - Category Post, Recent Post, Post List" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Post List Designer".

mismatched_plugin_nameReference
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.

plugin_header_no_licenseReference

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

29 domains

Outbound calls

178

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

3

Notable Domains

freemius.com10 · outbound
php.net6 · outbound
infornweb.com5 · outbound
benalman.com2 · outbound
checkout.freemius-local.com2 · outbound
checkout.freemius.com2 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org111 · platform/reference
wordpress.org10 · platform/reference
w3.org5 · platform/reference
api.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints3
admin_post_fs_clone_resolutionauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_fs_dismiss_notice_action_{$ajax_action_suffix}authenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_fs_toggle_debug_modeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v3.4.3

26

Latest

Findings
1,862
Errors
542
Warnings
1,320
Check
2.0.0

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