Create a stylish and user-friendly Guestbook for your Wordpress blog. Designed to replicate the appearance and behavior of Viper Guestbook.
35
Score
127
Errors
68
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability65
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
122
6 issue groups
Maintainability
67
11 issue groups
I18n
3
1 issue group
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$GLOBALS['id']'.57
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$GLOBALS['id']'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.36
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "comment_img_shortcode".24
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "comment_img_shortcode".
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "esc_html()" requires WordPress 2.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.5.0.20
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "esc_html()" requires WordPress 2.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.5.0.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$opt_vgb_digg_pagination]12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$opt_vgb_digg_pagination]
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$opt_vgb_digg_pagination] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST[$opt_vgb_digg_pagination] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$pri_image_path".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$pri_image_path".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$opt_vgb_items_per_pg]. Check that the array index exists before using it.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$opt_vgb_items_per_pg]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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.3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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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WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP-ViperGB" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "VB_PAGED_ARG".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "comment_form".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: get_currentuserinfo1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
get_currentuserinfo() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Use wp_get_current_user() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated function: user_can_edit_post_comments1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
user_can_edit_post_comments() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.0.0. Use current_user_can() instead.
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.5 < 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.
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.
Outbound calls
15
External assets
1
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
justin-klein.com4 · outbound
priyadi.net3 · outbound
gregsplugins.com1 · outbound
strangerstudios.com1 · outbound
vipergb.de.vu1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
paypal.com3 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.6.2
35
Latest
- Findings
- 195
- Errors
- 127
- Warnings
- 68
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 195 | 127 | 68 | v1.6.2 | 2.0.0 |
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