Pro Categories Widget plugin.You have choice to specific categories exclude.
43
Score
59
Errors
9
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security6
Repo86
Performance96
Maintainability84
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
41
2 issue groups
I18n
10
1 issue group
Maintainability
10
7 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 '$after_title'.35
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().10
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
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'.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing 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.4
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "widget_categories_args".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "widget_categories_args".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
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;
WARNINGMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag foundPossible use of short open tags detected; found: <?\r\n1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Possible use of short open tags detected; found: <?\r\n
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
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code foundNo PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.
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ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 5.1 < 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "home_url()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
2
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
socialcms.wordpress.com1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.3
43
Latest
- Findings
- 68
- Errors
- 59
- Warnings
- 9
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 43 | 68 | 59 | 9 | v1.3 | 2.0.0 |
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