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35
Score
131
Errors
97
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability51
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
117
15 issue groups
Security
98
6 issue groups
I18n
13
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 '"<pre id='rpbt-cache-results' style='{$style}'>"'.73
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<pre id='rpbt-cache-results' style='{$style}'>"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "km_kpbt_get_default_gallery_args".56
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "km_kpbt_get_default_gallery_args".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;17
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$blog".14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$blog".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "gallery_style".7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "gallery_style".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $i['columns']6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $i['columns']
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 234.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['args']
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['args'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated function: wp_make_content_images_responsive1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
wp_make_content_images_responsive() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.5.0. Use wp_filter_content_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_register_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Related Posts by Taxonomy" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Related Posts By Taxonomy".
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.7.9
35
Latest
- Findings
- 228
- Errors
- 131
- Warnings
- 97
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 228 | 131 | 97 | v2.7.9 | 2.0.0 |
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