Categories to Tags Converter

Convert existing categories to tags or tags to categories, selectively.

v0.6.3briancolingerUpdated Added 50k+ installs86% rating
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability82

Top Issues by Category

security88
maintainability17
i18n16
repo_compliance3

Issues Details

124 issues found in latest scan

ERROR48
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" ({$category->count})</label>"'.

ERROR16
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING11
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;cats_to_convert&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERROR10
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

ERROR7
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "get_post_format_string()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;tab&#039;]

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Get_termsParam2Found

The parameter &quot;array(&#039;get&#039; =&gt; &#039;all&#039;)&quot; at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $values used in $wpdb->query()\n$values used without escaping.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.screen_iconFound

screen_icon() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.8.0.

ERROR1
license_mismatch

Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Categories to Tags Converter" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Categories to Tags Converter Importer".

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

WARNING1
readme_reserved_contributors

The "Contributors" header in the readme file contains reserved username(s). Found: "wordpressdotorg"

WARNING1
trademarked_term

The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "wpcat2tag-importer" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin slug.

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Warnings

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v0.6.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

v0.6.3

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124
Errors
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Warnings
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Plugin Check
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Model
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