PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.
24
Score
369
Errors
820
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance97
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
511
11 issue groups
Security
384
10 issue groups
I18n
225
4 issue groups
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.180
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 180
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$alphabet".158
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 158
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$alphabet".
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.146
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 146
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MA_Author_Boxes_default_options".113
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 113
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MA_Author_Boxes_default_options".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['ignored'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar78
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 78
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['ignored'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().57
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.51
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;45
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().37
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 37
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bylines_render".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_post_title_header'.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $placeholders at WHERE category_id IN ($placeholders)"
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
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.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $like_conditions
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PP_AUTHORS_ASSETS_URL".
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text12
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$1s, %2$2s", but got "%1s, %2s" in '%1s Display Icon Border Radius (%2s)'.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$meta_query assigned unsafely at line 2002.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_table_name used in $wpdb->query()\n$meta_table_name assigned unsafely at line 226.
WARNINGI18nMismatched Placeholders10
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Mismatched placeholders is probably an error
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_block_template()" requires WordPress 5.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ppma_page']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['author_list']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v4.15.0
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,189
- Errors
- 369
- Warnings
- 820
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,189 | 369 | 820 | v4.15.0 | 2.0.0 |
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