Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
55
9 issue groups
Maintainability
39
11 issue groups
I18n
37
3 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'recent-posts-plugin' but got 'recent-posts'.33
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'recent-posts-plugin' but got 'recent-posts'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "__()" requires WordPress 2.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 1.5.0.25
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "__()" requires WordPress 2.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 1.5.0.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.21
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ppl_plugin_basename".4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ppl_plugin_basename".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit']. Check that the array index exists before using it.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit']3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['widget_rrm_recent_posts_submit'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
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WARNINGSecurityDeprecated function: attribute_escape2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
attribute_escape() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use esc_attr() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function eval() is forbidden
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 114.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "RecentPosts".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DSEP".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'activate_'.$plugin_path".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_sidebar_widget1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
register_sidebar_widget() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_sidebar_widget() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: register_widget_control1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
register_widget_control() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.8.0. Use wp_register_widget_control() instead.
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<h1>Please install the <a href="http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-plugin-library.zip">Post Plugin Library</a> plugin.</h1>'
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 2.6 < 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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
10
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
rmarsh.com6 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
codex.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
downloads.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.2.0
36
Latest
- Findings
- 136
- Errors
- 106
- Warnings
- 30
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 136 | 106 | 30 | v2.6.2.0 | 2.0.0 |
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