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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
53
11 issue groups
I18n
38
4 issue groups
Security
18
6 issue groups
Performance
4
1 issue group
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'search-exclude' but got 'jetpack-assets'.26
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'search-exclude' but got 'jetpack-assets'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "determine_locale()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "determine_locale()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "install_plugins_nonmenu_tabs".7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "install_plugins_nonmenu_tabs".
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to _x().6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to _x().
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to _n() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to _n() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.4
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$has_block_tags".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$has_block_tags".
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['sep']
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['sep'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function ini_set() is discouraged
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityFound1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Short URL detected (bit.ly). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.
ERRORSecurityException Not Escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Version number \"$version\" is not in a recognized format."'.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['post_type']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.5
57
Latest
- Findings
- 113
- Errors
- 73
- Warnings
- 40
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 57 | 113 | 73 | 40 | v2.6.5 | 2.0.0 |