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v2.2.0Steve BurgeUpdated Added 3k+ installs94% rating
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351
Errors
232
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo76
Performance100
Maintainability25

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

583 findings

Security

288

4 issue groups

Maintainability

280

16 issue groups

I18n

11

4 issue groups

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.234
Category
Security
Occurrences
234
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;92
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
92
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'tag_groups_view-' . $this->view_slug_filter".88
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
88
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'tag_groups_view-' . $this->view_slug_filter".

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['active-tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar49
Category
Security
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['active-tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$atts".44
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
44
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "TAG_GROUPS_BUILT_IN_THEMES".19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "TAG_GROUPS_BUILT_IN_THEMES".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn 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.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
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.

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.7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "chatty_mango_tag_groups_editor_assets".6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlinkunlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found5
Category
Maintainability
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5
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect4
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Plural2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The $plural parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: sprintf('%d terms have been assigned to the group %s.', number_format_i18n((int) $assigned), '<i>' . $tg_group->get_label() . '</i>')

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $tables[&#039;terms&#039;] used in $wpdb-&gt;get_col()

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

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.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: &quot;&lt;b&gt;Please deselect taxonomies that you don&#039;t use. Using several taxonomies for the same post type or hierarchical taxonomies (like categories) is experimental and not supported.&lt;/b&gt;&quot;

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Single1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $single parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: sprintf('The term has been assigned to the group %s.', '<i>' . $tg_group->get_label() . '</i>')

ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Tag Groups".

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

30 domains

Outbound calls

259

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

13

Notable Domains

jqueryui.com49 · outbound
taxopress.com49 · outbound
jquery.org14 · outbound
chattymango.com13 · outbound
docs.jquery.com12 · outbound
twitter.com6 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

wordpress.org31 · platform/reference
gnu.org21 · platform/reference
github.com18 · platform/reference
w3.org6 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
de.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/groups/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/groups/(?P<id>\\d+)REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/post-tags/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/post-tags/(?P<id>\\d+)REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/taxonomies/REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/tag-groups/v1/terms/REST

register_rest_route

Admin AJAX endpoints6
admin_post_tag_groups_download_exportauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_tg_ajax_benchmarkauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_tg_ajax_get_feedauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_tg_ajax_manage_groupsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_tg_free_ajax_processauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_tg_render_shortcodeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

+4
1007550250Jun 21, 2026, 09:53 AM UTC Score 22/100 Plugin v2.1.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 575 errors, 465 warningsJun 23, 2026, 02:51 PM UTC Score 26/100 Plugin v2.2.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 351 errors, 232 warningsJun 21, 2026Jun 23, 2026

v2.2.0

26

Latest

Findings
583
Errors
351
Warnings
232
Check
2.0.0

v2.1.2

22

Score

Findings
1,040
Errors
575
Warnings
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