Web Stories

Web Stories are a visual storytelling format for the open web which immerses your readers in fast-loading, full-screen, and visually rich experiences.

v1.42.0GoogleUpdated 2025-05-15Added Sep 22, 202060k+ installs84% rating
84
Score
12
Errors
63
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security84
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability70

Top Issues by Category

Issues Details

75 issues found in latest scan

WARNING35
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING13
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['from-web-story'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR6
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING5
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

ERROR2
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;amp_is_request&quot;.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERROR1
block_api_version_too_low

Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

ERROR1
stable_tag_mismatch

Mismatched Stable Tag: 1.41.0 != 1.42.0. Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

WARNING1
update_modification_detected

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: auto_update_plugin

Latest Snapshot

Findings

75

Errors

12

Warnings

63

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.42.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.42.0

84

Latest

Findings
75
Errors
12
Warnings
63
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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