The Simple Posts Ticker plugin is a small tool that shows your most recent posts in a marquee style.
39
Score
151
Errors
28
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance96
Maintainability81
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
147
8 issue groups
Maintainability
19
7 issue groups
I18n
8
2 issue groups
Performance
3
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 '$desc'.75
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 75
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$desc'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.52
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 52
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['spt_export_nonce']5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['spt_export_nonce']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['import_file']['name']. 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: $_FILES['import_file']['name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['spt_export_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['spt_export_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'simple-posts-ticker' but got 'remove-wp-meta-tags'.5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'simple-posts-ticker' but got 'remove-wp-meta-tags'.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
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.3
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detectedLinking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Simple Posts Ticker - Easy, Lightweight & Flexible" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Simple Posts Ticker".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.3 < 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.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.6
39
Latest
- Findings
- 179
- Errors
- 151
- Warnings
- 28
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39 | 179 | 151 | 28 | v1.1.6 | 2.0.0 |
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