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37
Score
222
Errors
46
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability67
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
152
2 issue groups
I18n
60
3 issue groups
Maintainability
52
12 issue groups
Performance
3
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.151
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 151
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$aria_current".37
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 37
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$aria_current".
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().29
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $excerpt29
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $excerpt
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not inUsing exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.3
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to esc_html__() 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.2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to esc_html__() 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().1
- 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().
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ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.
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: "Recent_Posts_Widget_With_Thumbnails".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "register_recent_posts_widget_with_thumbnails".
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: "the_excerpt".
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations chmod1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: wp_get_sites1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_get_sites() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.6.0. Use get_sites() instead.
ERRORRepo Compliancereadme mismatched header requires1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched Requires at least: 2.9 != 4.6. "Requires at least" needs to be exactly the same with that in your main plugin file's header.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v7.1.1
37
Latest
- Findings
- 268
- Errors
- 222
- Warnings
- 46
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37 | 268 | 222 | 46 | v7.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
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