User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End

Enable visitors to submit posts and images from the front-end of your site. Many features including anti-spam security, content restriction, and more.

v20260608Jeff StarrUpdated Added 10k+ installs96% rating33% support resolved
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Score
699
Errors
396
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability4

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,095 findings

I18n

550

3 issue groups

Maintainability

296

15 issue groups

Security

235

7 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'user-submitted-posts' but got 'usp'.547
Category
I18n
Occurrences
547
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'user-submitted-posts' but got 'usp'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_usp_links".130
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
130
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$afterUrl'.126
Category
Security
Occurrences
126
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cfturnstile_after_check".96
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
96
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cfturnstile_after_check".

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['delete_post'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar33
Category
Security
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['user-submitted-image']26
Category
Security
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['user-submitted-image']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$i".24
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityGet terms Param2FoundThe parameter "array('parent' => $c->term_id, 'hide_empty' => 0)" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "array('parent' => $c->term_id, 'hide_empty' => 0)" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['g-recaptcha-response']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityFound3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Short URL detected (bit.ly). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

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 Text2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $usp_options['upload-message']

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 20, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC
Plugin version
v20260608
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v20260608

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Findings
1,095
Errors
699
Warnings
396
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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