Skimlinks is a content-to-commerce platform that helps publishers monetize outbound links to merchants.
37
Score
84
Errors
19
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability69
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
52
7 issue groups
Maintainability
42
9 issue groups
I18n
7
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "delete_transient()" requires WordPress 2.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.7.1.27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "delete_transient()" requires WordPress 2.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.7.1.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div id='sl_messages' class='error fade $slug'><p>$message</p></div>"'.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div id='sl_messages' class='error fade $slug'><p>$message</p></div>"'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
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.6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- 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.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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;5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['sl_verify_footer_js'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['sl_verify_footer_js'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated function: get_current_themeget_current_theme() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.4.0. Use wp_get_theme() instead.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
get_current_theme() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.4.0. Use wp_get_theme() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse urlparse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
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ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function create_function() is forbidden
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['sl_verify_footer_js']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Skimlinks".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- 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.
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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
10
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
hub.skimlinks.com3 · outbound
go.redirectingat.com2 · outbound
skimlinks.com2 · outbound
support.skimlinks.com1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.3.1
37
Latest
- Findings
- 103
- Errors
- 84
- Warnings
- 19
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37 | 103 | 84 | 19 | v1.3.1 | 2.0.0 |
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