Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to Post

Automatically redirect to your latest, oldest, random, or other post through a custom URL

v0.25.0ChristophUpdated Added 4k+ installs100% rating
40
Score
28
Errors
74
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance94
Maintainability88

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

102 findings

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.

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Score History

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v0.25.0

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Findings
102
Errors
28
Warnings
74
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