Social Media Auto Publish

Publish posts automatically to social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads and Telegram.

v3.6.9f1logicUpdated Added 6k+ installs94% rating
24
Score
1,468
Errors
713
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance98
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,181 findings

Security

1,898

8 issue groups

Maintainability

187

13 issue groups

I18n

81

4 issue groups

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.722
Category
Security
Occurrences
722
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$GLOBALS['edit_flag']'.484
Category
Security
Occurrences
484
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_COOKIE['xyz_smap_code_verifier'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar199
Category
Security
Occurrences
199
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['xyz_smap_code_verifier'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['xyz_smap_code_verifier']169
Category
Security
Occurrences
169
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['xyz_smap_code_verifier']

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.158
Category
Security
Occurrences
158
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['services']. Check that the array index exists before using it.125
Category
Security
Occurrences
125
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.75
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
75
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

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.49
Category
I18n
Occurrences
49
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.

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "esc_textarea()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.34
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
34
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "esc_textarea()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

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ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text15
Category
I18n
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%s automatically publishes posts from your blog to your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Telegram, Threads, Instagram and LinkedIn pages. It allows you to filter posts based on post-types and categories. %s is developed and maintained by'.

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch14
Category
I18n
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'social-media-auto-publish' but got 'facebook-auto-publish'.

ERRORMaintainabilityFound10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

The "goto" language construct should not be used.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl getinfo3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: 'Hi there! I'.'m just a plugin, not much I can do when called directly.'

Score History

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Errors
1,468
Warnings
713
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