WP Old Post Date Remover

Removes the date stamp from older posts (you choose how old), while leaving the date stamp on newer posts. Ideal for blogs with evergreen content.

v3.0.7Ben MeredithUpdated Added 2k+ installs90% rating
57
Score
25
Errors
7
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security28
Repo88
Performance100
Maintainability90

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

32 findings

Security

16

3 issue groups

I18n

7

4 issue groups

Maintainability

6

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 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'.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
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'.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$forum_link_text'.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$forum_link_text'.

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.4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_OPDR_is_Old_Enough".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_OPDR_is_Old_Enough".

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Old Post Date Remover" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Foundload_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.1
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.

ERRORSecurityregister setting MissingSanitization missing for register_setting().1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORI18nNo Empty StringsThe $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'This plugin is developed by <a href="%s">Ben Meredith</a>. I am a freelance developer specializing in <a href="%s">outrunning and outsmarting hackers</a>.'.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'This plugin is developed by <a href="%s">Ben Meredith</a>. I am a freelance developer specializing in <a href="%s">outrunning and outsmarting hackers</a>.'.

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ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.2 < 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 Compliancereadme parser warnings ignored tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. The following tags are not permitted: "plugin", "wordpress"

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.

Score History

First score snapshot

v3.0.7

57

Latest

Findings
32
Errors
25
Warnings
7
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2.0.0

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