Slideshow SE

Completely free, open source plugin to easily add slideshows to your WordPress site.

v2.7.1John WestUpdated Added 2k+ installs98% rating
39
Score
35
Errors
240
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability72

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

275 findings

Maintainability

231

3 issue groups

Security

42

7 issue groups

I18n

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$allowedTags".209
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
209
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
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 '$description_html'.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_wpnonce']7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "f1rehead_slideshow_block_init".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "f1rehead_slideshow_block_init".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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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.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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Score History

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v2.7.1

39

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Errors
35
Warnings
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