No. 1 Podcasting plugin for WordPress.
23
Score
4,793
Errors
2,461
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance97
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
5,176
9 issue groups
Maintainability
1,586
12 issue groups
I18n
246
4 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" average downloads for the past month. $month_change_text"'.3,969
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3,969
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" average downloads for the past month. $month_change_text"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$AppleCategories".1,080
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1,080
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$AppleCategories".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['audio_custom_play_button_file']['name']316
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 316
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['audio_custom_play_button_file']['name']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['File'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar309
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 309
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['File'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.192
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 192
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['audio_custom_play_button_file']. Check that the array index exists before using it.162
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 162
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['audio_custom_play_button_file']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.159
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 159
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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.159
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 159
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;112
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 112
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.100
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 100
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function45
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "IPAddressIsPublic".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query44
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 44
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text43
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $FeedSlug
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand41
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 41
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name36
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'rss2_head'.$FeedActionHook".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain24
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Unknown section type: {$type}"'.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $feed_slug
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text20
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$.01f, %3$.01d", but got "%d, %.01f, %.01d" in 'You are using %d%% (%.01fM of %.01dM) of available memory.'.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
294
External assets
4
Incoming endpoints
2
Notable Domains
getid3.org25 · outbound
developer.apple.com18 · outbound
podcasting2.org16 · outbound
getid3.sourceforge.net15 · outbound
bsky.app10 · outbound
blubrry.com8 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com22 · platform/reference
w3.org6 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
schema.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
linkmaker.itunes.apple.com2 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_add_program_to_networkauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_ppn_page_actionauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
12 score snapshots
v11.17.9
23
Latest
- Findings
- 7,254
- Errors
- 4,793
- Warnings
- 2,461
- Check
- 2.1.0
v11.17.8
23
Score
- Findings
- 7,237
- Errors
- 4,788
- Warnings
- 2,449
- Check
- 2.1.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23 | 7,254 | 4,793 | 2,461 | v11.17.9 | 2.1.0 |
| 23 | 7,237 | 4,788 | 2,449 | v11.17.8 | 2.1.0 |
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