WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars

WP Post Author is the ultimate solution for an Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, and Local Avatars. Easily manage Author Bios, Co-authors, …

v3.10.0AF themesUpdated Added 10k+ installs84% rating
24
Score
861
Errors
1,573
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,434 findings

Maintainability

1,672

12 issue groups

Security

728

12 issue groups

I18n

4

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,089
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,089
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.586
Category
Security
Occurrences
586
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.191
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
191
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.102
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
102
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.93
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
93
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.61
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
61
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.48
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
48
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().43
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
43
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $builder_table at FROM $builder_table \n23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $builder_table at FROM $builder_table \n

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $guest_authors22
Category
Security
Occurrences
22
Severity
error

Sample message

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

Show 15 more
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$name]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[$name]

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb-&gt;get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 287.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $guest_authors used in $wpdb->query()\n$guest_authors assigned unsafely at line 512.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
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.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment4
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.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

External Connections

Not analyzed yet.

Score History

First score snapshot

v3.10.0

24

Latest

Findings
2,434
Errors
861
Warnings
1,573
Check
2.0.0

Relationship Map

Author, categories, issues, domains, and nearby plugins.

29 nodes

Related Plugins