Add posts to your website from any post type using a simple shortcode.
36
Score
107
Errors
102
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability60
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
114
6 issue groups
Maintainability
64
15 issue groups
I18n
25
3 issue groups
Performance
3
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.52
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 52
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-show-posts' but got 'butterbean'.23
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-show-posts' but got 'butterbean'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code foundNo PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.16
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$this->get_field_name()] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[$this->get_field_name()] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$this->get_field_name()]12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$this->get_field_name()]
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$day".10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$day".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
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WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in3
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Show Posts" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
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: "wp_show_posts_type".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_show_posts_shortcode_args".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: get_page_by_title1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
get_page_by_title() has been deprecated since WordPress version 6.2.0. Use WP_Query instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The parameter "'orderby=count&hide_empty=1'" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.6
36
Latest
- Findings
- 209
- Errors
- 107
- Warnings
- 102
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 209 | 107 | 102 | v1.1.6 | 2.0.0 |
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