Post Views Counter allows you to collect and display how many times a post, page, or other content has been viewed in a simple, fast and reliable way.
28
Score
191
Errors
415
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability23
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
305
10 issue groups
Security
217
11 issue groups
I18n
63
4 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "editable_roles".180
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 180
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "editable_roles".
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found !55
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 55
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found !
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.50
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 50
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.38
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 38
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().35
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.35
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_href'.24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_href'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]21
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]
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ERRORMaintainabilitydate date12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $aggregate_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$aggregate_query assigned unsafely at line 1188.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$daily_table} at "SELECT MAX(id) FROM `{$daily_table}`"
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "pvc_get_most_viewed_posts".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: add_option parameter 38
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter "null" at position #3 of add_option() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.3.0. Use "" instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$this->prefix . '_configuration_updated'".
WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endings6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Found %s total views for %s posts.'.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $daily_table used in $wpdb->get_results()
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Domain4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->domain
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 3.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
20
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
16
Notable Domains
postviewscounter.com4 · outbound
chartjs.org1 · outbound
dfactory.co1 · outbound
picocss.com1 · outbound
pvc-template-tag.local1 · outbound
seoprinciple.com1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
w3.org6 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
/wp-json/post-views-counter/get-post-views/(?P<id>(\d+,?)+)REST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/post-views-counter/update-post-views/REST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/post-views-counter/view-post/(?P<id>\d+)|/view-post/REST
register_rest_route
wp_ajax_nopriv_pvc-check-postpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_pvc-queue-runtimepublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_pvc-view-postspublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints10
wp_ajax_pvc_column_chartauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc_dashboard_post_most_viewedauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc_dashboard_post_views_chartauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc_dashboard_user_optionsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc_dismiss_noticeauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc_send_test_emailauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc-check-postauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc-queue-runtimeauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_pvc-view-postsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_save_bulk_post_viewsauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
3 score snapshots
v1.7.15
28
Latest
- Findings
- 606
- Errors
- 191
- Warnings
- 415
- Check
- 2.0.0
v1.7.14
28
Score
- Findings
- 579
- Errors
- 179
- Warnings
- 400
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28 | 606 | 191 | 415 | v1.7.15 | 2.0.0 |
| 28 | 579 | 179 | 400 | v1.7.14 | 2.0.0 |
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