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Simple Countdown Timer

Simple Countdown Timer Plugin allows you to easily create and customize countdown timers for your website. Whether you're counting down to a sale …

v1.0.4GrandPluginsUpdated Added 1k+ installs100% rating
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37
Score
110
Errors
113
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability68

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

223 findings

I18n

88

6 issue groups

Maintainability

76

7 issue groups

Security

56

6 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().49
Category
I18n
Occurrences
49
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomainReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_post_id".35
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_post_id".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$id . '-after-settings-fields'".32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$id . '-after-settings-fields'".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'simple-countdown' but got '%3$s'.19
Category
I18n
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'simple-countdown' but got '%3$s'.

WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatchReference
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$btn_title'.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$id]11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to esc_html__() 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.10
Category
I18n
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsCommentReference
ERRORI18nNo Empty StringsThe $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%s'8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%s'

WordPress.WP.I18n.NoEmptyStringsReference
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[$this->id][$this->field['key']] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated
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.

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFoundReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "woocommerce_json_search_limit".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->id . '-repeater-item-added'

WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralTextReference
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Simple Countdown Timer" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple Countdown".

mismatched_plugin_nameReference
WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

outdated_tested_upto_headerReference
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
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.

plugin_header_no_licenseReference
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

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

Sample message

Function "str_contains()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0.4

37

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223
Errors
110
Warnings
113
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