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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
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.
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
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 115 | 111 | 4 | v1.0.11 | 2.0.0 |
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