Pro Categories Widget

Pro Categories Widget plugin.You have choice to specific categories exclude.

v1.3Shambhu PatnaikUpdated Added 800 installs96% rating
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

68 findings

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.

2 domains

Outbound calls

2

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

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

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