Vertical News Scroller turns any sidebar, footer, or page section into a live scrolling news ticker - no coding required. Add unlimited news items, ch …
38
Score
121
Errors
60
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability73
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
129
4 issue groups
Maintainability
50
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
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_current_screen()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.15
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_current_screen()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
48
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
docs.jquery.com28 · outbound
i13websolution.com7 · outbound
projects.scottsplayground.com3 · outbound
connect.facebook.net2 · outbound
facebook.com2 · outbound
en.wikipedia.org1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com3 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_vns_dismiss_whats_newauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
2 score snapshots
v1.32
38
Latest
- Findings
- 181
- Errors
- 121
- Warnings
- 60
- Check
- 2.0.0
v1.31
38
Score
- Findings
- 178
- Errors
- 118
- Warnings
- 60
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 181 | 121 | 60 | v1.32 | 2.0.0 |
| 38 | 178 | 118 | 60 | v1.31 | 2.0.0 |
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