Very easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay.
38
Score
107
Errors
67
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability74
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
129
6 issue groups
Maintainability
34
10 issue groups
I18n
9
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.73
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active'.17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST["animation_speed"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST["animation_speed"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_vid_lightbox_enqueue_script".10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_vid_lightbox_enqueue_script".
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.7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_VIDEO_LIGHTBOX_DB_VERSION".4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_VIDEO_LIGHTBOX_DB_VERSION".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Video_Lightbox_Settings_Page".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Video_Lightbox_Settings_Page".
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['_wpnonce']
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_register_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Video Lightbox" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%s OR interval time in ms [default: %s]'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$wp_video_lightbox".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
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.
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.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.9.12
38
Latest
- Findings
- 174
- Errors
- 107
- Warnings
- 67
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 174 | 107 | 67 | v1.9.12 | 2.0.0 |
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