Automatically redirect to your latest, oldest, random, or other post through a custom URL
40
Score
28
Errors
74
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo89
Performance94
Maintainability88
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
71
7 issue groups
I18n
20
4 issue groups
Maintainability
7
6 issue groups
Performance
2
2 issue groups
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.44
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 44
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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.16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['chatty_mango_rutp_done'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['chatty_mango_rutp_done'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['chatty_mango_rutp_done']7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['chatty_mango_rutp_done']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['exclude']. 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: $_GET['exclude']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'We lock the redirection to post ID %d for %d seconds.'.2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'We lock the redirection to post ID %d for %d seconds.'.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var dump1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORI18nDeprecated parameter: load_plugin_textdomain parameter 21
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter "FALSE" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.
ERRORRepo Compliancelicense mismatch1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Random Post Plugin - Redirect URL to Post" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Redirect URL to Post".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.6 < 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Random Post Plugin - Redirect URL to Post" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v0.25.0
40
Latest
- Findings
- 102
- Errors
- 28
- Warnings
- 74
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 102 | 28 | 74 | v0.25.0 | 2.0.0 |
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