PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.
24
Score
335
Errors
870
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance97
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
544
13 issue groups
Security
382
7 issue groups
I18n
236
5 issue groups
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.199
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 199
- 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: "$alphabet".173
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 173
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$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.149
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 149
- 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".115
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 115
- 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 similar86
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 86
- 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 $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.53
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 53
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;45
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().39
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 39
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bylines_render".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification27
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_post_title_header'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ppma_author_letter']
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$meta_query assigned unsafely at line 2073.
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".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- 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.
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)'.
WARNINGI18nMismatched Placeholders10
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Mismatched placeholders is probably an error
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_block_template()" requires WordPress 5.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings8
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%1$s'
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
294
External assets
4
Incoming endpoints
2
Notable Domains
cmb2.io76 · outbound
publishpress.com32 · outbound
webpack.js.org22 · outbound
localise.biz10 · outbound
php-fig.org5 · outbound
apple.com4 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
wordpress.org40 · platform/reference
github.com25 · platform/reference
gnu.org22 · platform/reference
w3.org17 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
opensource.org2 · platform/reference
es.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
cdnjs.cloudflare.com4 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_cmb2_oembed_handlerpublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_cmb2_oembed_handlerauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
3 score snapshots
v4.17.0
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,205
- Errors
- 335
- Warnings
- 870
- Check
- 2.1.0
v4.16.0
24
Score
- Findings
- 1,210
- Errors
- 338
- Warnings
- 872
- Check
- 2.1.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,205 | 335 | 870 | v4.17.0 | 2.1.0 |
| 24 | 1,210 | 338 | 872 | v4.16.0 | 2.1.0 |
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