The WP Category Sort plugin allows you to easily reorder your categories the way you want via drag and drop.
62
Score
15
Errors
22
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security39
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability85
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
16
7 issue groups
Security
11
5 issue groups
I18n
8
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-category-sort' but got 'wp-taxonomy-post-ordering'.7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-category-sort' but got 'wp-taxonomy-post-ordering'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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().3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Category Sort" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Category Sort" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WPCATSORTPATH".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WPCATSORTPATH".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "to/term_title".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "to/term_title".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_nonce']2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_nonce']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "sanitize_text_field()" requires WordPress 2.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$args".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 5.8 < 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.
WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"
WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "wpcatsort", expected "wp-category-sort".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
4
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
No notable third-party domains detected.
Platform / Reference Domains
codex.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
profiles.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_wpcatsort_updateajaxauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.0.3
62
Latest
- Findings
- 37
- Errors
- 15
- Warnings
- 22
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 62 | 37 | 15 | 22 | v2.0.3 | 2.0.0 |
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