PluginScore

SubHeading

Adds the ability to easily add and display a sub title/heading on any public post type.

v1.8.1SteveUpdated Added 1k+ installs84% rating
adminheadingsubtemplatetitle
70
Score
22
Errors
13
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security55
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability83

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

35 findings

I18n

12

2 issue groups

Maintainability

11

9 issue groups

Security

9

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->tag11
Category
I18n
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->tag

WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralDomainReference
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$subheading'.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$this->tag . '_value']. Check that the array index exists before using it.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$this->tag . '_value']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$this->tag . '_value'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[$this->tag . '_value'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

missing_direct_file_access_protectionReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityMixed line endingsFile has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results

Internal.LineEndings.Mixed
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_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.1
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.

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFoundReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_the_subheading".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$this->tag . 'nonce']

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
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.

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion
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.

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 4.2 < 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.

outdated_tested_upto_headerReference
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

plugin_header_no_licenseReference
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.

readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_main_query()" requires WordPress 3.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.2.1.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

2 domains

Outbound calls

3

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

stv.whtly.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

wordpress.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.8.1

70

Latest

Findings
35
Errors
22
Warnings
13
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2.0.0

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