Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit

Custom Portfolio and Shortcode functionality for free Virtue, Ascend, and Pinnacle WordPress themes

v4.9.12NexcessUpdated Added 30k+ installs70% rating
26
Score
605
Errors
300
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability11

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

905 findings

Security

509

8 issue groups

Maintainability

215

13 issue groups

I18n

162

3 issue groups

Performance

4

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_widget'.203
Category
Security
Occurrences
203
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.158
Category
Security
Occurrences
158
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 Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$address".115
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
115
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'virtue-toolkit' but got "kadencetoolkit".100
Category
I18n
Occurrences
100
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'virtue-toolkit' but got "kadencetoolkit".

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.54
Category
Security
Occurrences
54
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.36
Category
I18n
Occurrences
36
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

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

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().26
Category
I18n
Occurrences
26
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;26
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['page']

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname Found16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityException Not Escaped10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "apply_filters_deprecated()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.5.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer4
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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude4
Category
Performance
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class Found3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Simple_About_With_Image".

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

Score History

First score snapshot

v4.9.12

26

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Findings
905
Errors
605
Warnings
300
Check
2.0.0

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