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v1.0.11pjgalbraithUpdated Added 1k+ installs96% rating
38
Score
111
Errors
4
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

115 findings

Security

71

2 issue groups

Maintainability

28

9 issue groups

I18n

14

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.59
Category
Security
Occurrences
59
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'.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().14
Category
I18n
Occurrences
14
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'.12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_the_author_link()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_the_author_link()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.

ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function foundThe use of function create_function() is forbidden2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function create_function() is forbidden

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "excerpt_length".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "excerpt_length".

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.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

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.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid plugin namePlugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="

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ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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: 3.5 < 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.

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tag1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

2 domains

Outbound calls

6

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

pjgalbraith.com5 · outbound
aaronrussell.co.uk1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0.11

38

Latest

Findings
115
Errors
111
Warnings
4
Check
2.0.0

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