Postie allows you to create posts via email, including many advanced features not found in WordPress's default Post by Email feature.
23
Score
408
Errors
259
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo89
Performance96
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
330
7 issue groups
Maintainability
264
14 issue groups
I18n
21
3 issue groups
Performance
4
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$data\n"'.174
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 174
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$data\n"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_postie_revisions".138
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 138
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_postie_revisions".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.101
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 101
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DebugDump".33
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DebugDump".
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$error_string'.33
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$error_string'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;20
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "fConnectivityException".18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "fConnectivityException".
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().11
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlinkunlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_ENV['HOST']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['message'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DEFAULT_BR_TEXT".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: "Warning! Postie requires that PHP be verion 5.2 or higher. You have version " . phpversion()
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude4
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $checkExistingPostQuery
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
94
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
flourishlib.com27 · outbound
apple.com20 · outbound
php.net13 · outbound
postieplugin.com9 · outbound
sourceforge.net4 · outbound
bugs.php.net3 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
w3.org4 · platform/reference
wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
github.com1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
6 score snapshots
v1.9.80
23
Latest
- Findings
- 667
- Errors
- 408
- Warnings
- 259
- Check
- 2.0.0
v1.9.79
23
Score
- Findings
- 667
- Errors
- 408
- Warnings
- 259
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23 | 667 | 408 | 259 | v1.9.80 | 2.0.0 |
| 23 | 667 | 408 | 259 | v1.9.79 | 2.0.0 |
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