Sidebar Manager Light

Create custom sidebars (widget areas) and replace any existing sidebar so you can display relevant content on different pages.

v1.18OTWthemesUpdated Added 1k+ installs86% rating
31
Score
221
Errors
76
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance90
Maintainability43

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

297 findings

I18n

113

2 issue groups

Security

100

7 issue groups

Maintainability

67

14 issue groups

Performance

9

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'sidebar-manager-light' but got 'otw_sml'.79
Category
I18n
Occurrences
79
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'sidebar-manager-light' but got 'otw_sml'.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$attributes'.65
Category
Security
Occurrences
65
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().34
Category
I18n
Occurrences
34
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "_get_list_table()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endingsFile has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 2The parameter "$args" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter "$args" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
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 Footer5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude5
Category
Performance
Occurrences
5
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.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in4
Category
Performance
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.

ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function eval() is forbidden

WARNINGMaintainabilityABSPATHDetected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Writing files using ABSPATH may be problematic. Consider using wp_upload_dir() instead if storing user data or generated files.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function2
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'.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

5 domains

Outbound calls

13

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

1

Notable Domains

otwthemes.com7 · outbound
codecanyon.net2 · outbound
fontawesome.io2 · outbound
themeforest.net1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_otw_sml_items_by_typeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.18

31

Latest

Findings
297
Errors
221
Warnings
76
Check
2.0.0

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