Simple ads.txt

Simple ads.txt integration for your WordPress

v1.0BenswordUpdated Added 1k+ installs80% rating
82
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8
Errors
6
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security77
Repo74
Performance100
Maintainability93

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

14 findings

Repo Compliance

6

6 issue groups

Maintainability

4

3 issue groups

Security

3

3 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

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;

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$ads'.1
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 '$ads'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. Check that the array index exists before using it.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "Simple ads.txt" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple Ads.txt".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Simple ads.txt" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple Ads.txt".

ERRORRepo Complianceno licenseMissing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityno stable tagInvalid or missing Stable Tag. 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.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Invalid or missing Stable Tag. 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 4.9 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.9 < 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 licenseMissing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings ignored tagsOne or more tags were ignored. The following tags are not permitted: "plugin", "wordpress"1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. The following tags are not permitted: "plugin", "wordpress"

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WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings requires header ignored1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Requires at least" field was ignored. This field should only contain a valid WordPress version such as "7.0" or "6.9".

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings requires php header ignored1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Requires PHP" field was ignored. This field should only contain a PHP version such as "5.2.4" or "7.0".

ERRORI18ntextdomain invalid format1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Found "bs_ads_txt".

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0

82

Latest

Findings
14
Errors
8
Warnings
6
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2.0.0

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