Manual Related Posts

A simple 'related posts' plugin that lets you select related posts manually.

v3.5.0Marcel PolUpdated Added 1k+ installs100% rating
40
Score
51
Errors
32
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance91
Maintainability90

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

83 findings

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.

6 domains

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

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