Simple Page Sidebars

Easily assign custom, widget-enabled sidebars to any page.

v1.2.1CedaroUpdated Added 20k+ installs98% rating
40
Score
55
Errors
65
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability83

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

120 findings

Security

92

8 issue groups

Maintainability

23

6 issue groups

I18n

3

2 issue groups

Performance

1

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
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'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['sidebar'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['sidebar'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['sidebar']12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['sidebar']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$args".6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['sidebar']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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;

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ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to __() 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.

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.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

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: "the_title".

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

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Errors
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Warnings
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