Update Notifier

Sends email notifications if a new version of WordPress available. Notifications about updates for plugins and themes can also be sent.

v1.4.1Jon CaveUpdated Added 700 installs0% rating
86
Score
8
Errors
1
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security81
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability95

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

9 findings

Security

3

1 issue group

Maintainability

3

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$notices'.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: unregister_setting parameter 3The parameter &quot;&#039;updatenote_validate&#039;&quot; at position #3 of unregister_setting() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.7.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter &quot;&#039;updatenote_validate&#039;&quot; at position #3 of unregister_setting() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.7.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceno licenseMissing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 3.0 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 3.0 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no licenseMissing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.1
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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

2 domains

Outbound calls

4

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

lionsgoroar.co.uk2 · 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

v1.4.1

86

Latest

Findings
9
Errors
8
Warnings
1
Check
2.0.0

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