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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
466
8 issue groups
Maintainability
47
13 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$a'.266
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 266
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$a'.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.73
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['href'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar51
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['href'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['href']. Check that the array index exists before using it.38
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 38
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['href']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['href']34
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['href']
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_delete_file()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "wp_delete_file()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
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ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGSecurityMissing2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()
ERRORSecurityNot Prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $querystr
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
WARNINGMaintainabilitywp reset query wp reset query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Visual CSS Style Editor" is different from the name declared in plugin header "YellowPencil".
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 no short description present1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.
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.
ERRORMaintainabilitystable tag mismatch1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched Stable Tag: 6.8 != 7.6.7. Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "YellowPencil" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
Score History
First score snapshot
v7.6.7
36
Latest
- Findings
- 516
- Errors
- 283
- Warnings
- 233
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36 | 516 | 283 | 233 | v7.6.7 | 2.0.0 |
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