Display a parent and child categories in a dropdown. Works with custom taxonomies and WooCommerce product categories.
35
Score
93
Errors
52
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo85
Performance95
Maintainability80
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
94
5 issue groups
I18n
26
2 issue groups
Maintainability
18
8 issue groups
Performance
5
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.42
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 42
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: GCSCD_TXT_DOMAIN25
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: GCSCD_TXT_DOMAIN
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['child_cat_default_text'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['child_cat_default_text'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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.5
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "category_widget_scripts".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "category_widget_scripts".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Category_Dropdown_Widget".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GCSCD_TXT_DOMAIN".
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-category-dropdown' but got 'cdash'.
ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Hidden files are not permitted.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.6 < 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "wp-category-dropdown" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin slug.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
5
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
8
Notable Domains
gcsdesign.com4 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcd_get_taxonomies_actionpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcd_get_taxonomy_terms_actionpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcd_show_child_cat_dropdownpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcd_widget_exclude_categoriespublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints4
wp_ajax_wpcd_get_taxonomies_actionauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpcd_get_taxonomy_terms_actionauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpcd_show_child_cat_dropdownauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpcd_widget_exclude_categoriesauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.9
35
Latest
- Findings
- 145
- Errors
- 93
- Warnings
- 52
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 145 | 93 | 52 | v1.9 | 2.0.0 |
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