Recent Posts with Excerpts

A widget that lists your most recent posts with optional excerpts.

v2.6.1Stephanie LearyUpdated Added 700 installs100% rating
39
Score
138
Errors
2
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability84

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

140 findings

Security

92

2 issue groups

I18n

30

5 issue groups

Maintainability

15

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 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'.71
Category
Security
Occurrences
71
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'.

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'recent-posts-with-excerpts' but got 'recent_posts_with_excerpts'.26
Category
I18n
Occurrences
26
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'recent-posts-with-excerpts' but got 'recent_posts_with_excerpts'.

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'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_intermediate_image_sizes()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_intermediate_image_sizes()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "RecentPostsWithExcerpts".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "RecentPostsWithExcerpts".

ERRORI18nDeprecated parameter: load_plugin_textdomain parameter 2The parameter "''" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "''" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionwp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

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.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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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: 4.8 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORI18ntextdomain invalid format1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Found "recent_posts_with_excerpts".

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

3 domains

Outbound calls

5

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

stephanieleary.com3 · outbound
robsnotebook.com1 · outbound
sparepencil.com1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v2.6.1

39

Latest

Findings
140
Errors
138
Warnings
2
Check
2.0.0

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