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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
129
4 issue groups
Maintainability
47
8 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.100
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 100
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand randrand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished PrepareReplacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
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ERRORMaintainabilityblock api version too low1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
- 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.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.31
38
Latest
- Findings
- 178
- Errors
- 118
- Warnings
- 60
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 178 | 118 | 60 | v1.31 | 2.0.0 |
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