A simple 'related posts' plugin that lets you select related posts manually.
40
Score
51
Errors
32
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo89
Performance91
Maintainability90
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
65
3 issue groups
Maintainability
7
5 issue groups
I18n
5
2 issue groups
Performance
4
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 '$any'.39
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 39
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$any'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['related-posts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['related-posts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['related-posts']12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['related-posts']
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.4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing exclusionary parameters, like exclude, 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.2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, 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 filtersSetting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Walker_RelatedDropdown".1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Walker_RelatedDropdown".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "list_pages".1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "list_pages".
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ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'This can %snot%s be undone.'.
ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
20
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
getharvest.com6 · outbound
timelord.nl1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com7 · platform/reference
wordpress.org4 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
translate.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.5.0
40
Latest
- Findings
- 83
- Errors
- 51
- Warnings
- 32
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 83 | 51 | 32 | v3.5.0 | 2.0.0 |
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