The ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options.
31
Score
309
Errors
86
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance97
Maintainability37
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
270
6 issue groups
Maintainability
97
16 issue groups
I18n
19
2 issue groups
Performance
2
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href='$title_link'>"'.174
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 174
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href='$title_link'>"'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.64
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 64
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bmi_free".34
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bmi_free".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;15
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'ultimate-posts-widget' but got 'upw'.14
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'ultimate-posts-widget' but got 'upw'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource 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.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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.
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ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "wp_normalize_path()" requires WordPress 3.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function3
- 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: "___analyst_init".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "upw_custom_template_path".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['question']
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli connect1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_connect.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli get server info1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_get_server_info.
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.
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: "WP_Widget_Ultimate_Posts".
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl getinfo1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.3.2
31
Latest
- Findings
- 395
- Errors
- 309
- Warnings
- 86
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31 | 395 | 309 | 86 | v2.3.2 | 2.0.0 |
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