Add shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
36
Score
70
Errors
127
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability55
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
108
12 issue groups
I18n
51
7 issue groups
Security
36
6 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'ecs_event_list_output_custom_' . strtolower( trim( $contentorder ) )".73
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'ecs_event_list_output_custom_' . strtolower( trim( $contentorder ) )".
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.24
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sGet more date-related options%s to show events from a specific year, number of days, and even a specific date range.'.15
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sGet more date-related options%s to show events from a specific year, number of days, and even a specific date range.'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ajax_ecs_save_show_link_value".12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ajax_ecs_save_show_link_value".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$design".8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$design".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['marketing_optin'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['marketing_optin'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'the-events-calendar-shortcode' but got 'text-domain'.7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'the-events-calendar-shortcode' but got 'text-domain'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
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ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div {$this->render_attributes( '_root' )}>"'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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 Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Events_Calendar_Shortcode".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ECS_RATING_OPTION_NAME".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGI18nLow Level Translation Function1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of the "translate()" function is reserved for low-level API usage.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: wp_kses_post( $atts['message'] )
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v4.0.0
36
Latest
- Findings
- 197
- Errors
- 70
- Warnings
- 127
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 197 | 70 | 127 | v4.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
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