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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
78
7 issue groups
Maintainability
15
9 issue groups
I18n
7
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$document_id'.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$document_id'.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post']9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post']
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['post'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['post'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['h2']. Check that the array index exists before using it.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['h2']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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.6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Help" - 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 Help" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "has_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Trait Found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Traits declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_Help_Plugin_Structure".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$document".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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 exclude1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.5 < 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.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.7.5
40
Latest
- Findings
- 103
- Errors
- 49
- Warnings
- 54
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 103 | 49 | 54 | v1.7.5 | 2.0.0 |
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