Like This

A simple 'I like this' plugin inspired by the facebook 'like' functionality.

v1.6.2RosemariePUpdated Added 1k+ installs98% rating
38
Score
60
Errors
17
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability75

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

77 findings

Security

42

9 issue groups

Maintainability

19

11 issue groups

I18n

14

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

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 '$after_title'.27
Category
Security
Occurrences
27
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'roses-like-this' but got "like_this".12
Category
I18n
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'roses-like-this' but got "like_this".

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

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.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST["direction"]2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST["direction"]

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST["direction"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST["direction"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().

ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function create_function() is forbidden

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $querystr used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$querystr assigned unsafely at line 21.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $querystr

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST["direction"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 3.6 < 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.

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tag1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "submit_button()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

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Score History

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v1.6.2

38

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77
Errors
60
Warnings
17
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