WP Media Categories

Add categories to media & attachments.

v2.1.0John James JacobyUpdated Added 800 installs92% rating0% support resolved
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Errors
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo80
Performance96
Maintainability81

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

143 findings

Security

115

7 issue groups

Maintainability

19

9 issue groups

Repo Compliance

5

5 issue groups

I18n

3

2 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.46
Category
Security
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46
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div class=\"updated\"><p>{$message}</p></div>"'.24
Category
Security
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24
Severity
error

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All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div class=\"updated\"><p>{$message}</p></div>"'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;media_category&#039;]19
Category
Security
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19
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warning

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Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;media_category&#039;]

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[&#039;media_category&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;media_category&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;ajax_query_attachments_args&quot;.5
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Maintainability
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5
Severity
warning

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Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;ajax_query_attachments_args&quot;.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.4
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Security
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4
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error

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All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.3
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3
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warning

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Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.2
Category
Maintainability
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2
Severity
warning

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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().2
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Maintainability
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2
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warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $prepared2
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Security
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2
Severity
error

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Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $prepared

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ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 22
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "array(\r\n\t\t'hide_empty' => 0,\r\n\t\t'fields' => 'id=>slug',\r\n\t)" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to _n() 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Media Categories" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORI18nMissing Singular Placeholder1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing singular placeholder, needed for some languages. See https://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#Plurals

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
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Performance
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1
Severity
error

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Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid plugin name1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

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Plugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
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Repo Compliance
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1
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error

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Tested up to: 5.4 < 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
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Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "wp-media-categories/lang"

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
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Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

ERRORRepo Compliancereadme short description non official language1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The readme short description contains unofficial language. It must be written in standard English.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

3 domains

Outbound calls

3

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

jjj.blog1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_query-attachmentsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_save-attachment-compatauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

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v2.1.0

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Warnings
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