WP Site Verification tool

A tool to enable verification of site ownership via file or meta tag.

v1.0.10Paul BearneUpdated Added 1k+ installs74% rating
35
Score
34
Errors
37
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security15
Repo85
Performance100
Maintainability79

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

71 findings

Maintainability

39

8 issue groups

Security

21

6 issue groups

I18n

9

2 issue groups

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$file".26
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$label'.16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-site-verification-tool' but got 'wp_site_verification_tool'.8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-site-verification-tool' but got 'wp_site_verification_tool'.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Site Verication tool" - 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 Site Verication tool" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callbackSanitization missing for register_setting().1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. Check that the array index exists before using it.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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.

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.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

ERRORMaintainabilityinvalid tested upto minor1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 7.0.0 The version number should only include major versions 7.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "WP Site Verification tool" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP Site Verication tool".

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

2 domains

Outbound calls

2

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

bearne.ca1 · outbound
wordpres.org1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0.10

35

Latest

Findings
71
Errors
34
Warnings
37
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2.0.0

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