VK Filter Search

This plugin allows you to add a search function as a block to narrow down your search by category, tag, custom post type, keyword, etc.

v2.20.4Vektor,Inc.Updated Added 6k+ installs100% rating
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Score
35
Errors
71
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security28
Repo83
Performance96
Maintainability70

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

106 findings

Maintainability

46

9 issue groups

Security

39

5 issue groups

I18n

14

2 issue groups

Performance

4

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "filter_search_content".12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.12
Category
I18n
Occurrences
12
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "register_block_vkfs_filter_search".9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "VK_Filter_Search".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In excludeUsing 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.4
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 Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$patch".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$key]3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.2
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.

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ERRORSecurityOutput Not Escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'vk-filter-search' but got 'vk-blocks'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_is_block_theme()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.7.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERRORRepo Compliancelicense mismatch1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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 Compliancereadme mismatched header requires1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched Requires at least: 6.6 != 5.7. "Requires at least" needs to be exactly the same with that in your main plugin file's header.

Score History

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Errors
35
Warnings
71
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