Progress Bar & Skill Bar

An awesome wordpress progress bar plugin helps writer and authors to show beautiful progress bar in percentage at any blog or post page.

v1.5.0wpshopmartUpdated Added 1k+ installs90% rating
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Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability52

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

354 findings

Maintainability

138

13 issue groups

I18n

130

3 issue groups

Security

84

6 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: progress_bar_wp_text_domain124
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I18n
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124
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error

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The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: progress_bar_wp_text_domain

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$PostID".88
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Maintainability
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88
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warning

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Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$PostID".

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.28
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Security
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28
Severity
error

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All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['custom_css']. Check that the array index exists before using it.27
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Security
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27
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warning

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Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['custom_css']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['custom_css'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar23
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Security
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23
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warning

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$_POST['custom_css'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.20
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Maintainability
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20
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warning

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Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit VersionVersion parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.6
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Maintainability
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6
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error

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Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn 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.6
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Maintainability
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6
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warning

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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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;6
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Maintainability
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6
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dazz_pb_b_dismiss_review".3
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Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dazz_pb_b_dismiss_review".

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WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification3
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Security
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3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
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I18n
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3
Severity
error

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Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'progress-bar-wp' but got ''.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "progress_bar_wp_directory_url".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
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Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['wpsm_progress_security']

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Progress Bar WP" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found1
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Maintainability
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1
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warning

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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.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped1
Category
Security
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found 'get_the_ID'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
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Maintainability
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1
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warning

Sample message

wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

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Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERRORMaintainabilitylibrary core files1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

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Library files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Progress Bar & Skill Bar" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Progress Bar WP".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
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Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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
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Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

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