YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin.

Setup beautiful YouTube feed streams with 1 copy paste & 2 clicks. Displays banner, uploads, playlists and more (All optional).

v1.2.9plugin.buildersUpdated Added 10k+ installs92% rating
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Errors
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability61

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

377 findings

I18n

144

2 issue groups

Security

127

6 issue groups

Maintainability

100

12 issue groups

Repo Compliance

5

5 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'yourchannel' but got 'YourChannel'.143
Category
I18n
Occurrences
143
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'yourchannel' but got 'YourChannel'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.91
Category
Security
Occurrences
91
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityAlternative PHP tag foundPossible use of ASP style opening tags detected; found: <% [['__sides', '70
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
70
Severity
warning

Sample message

Possible use of ASP style opening tags detected; found: <% [['__sides', '

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$f'.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "yrc_admin_ui_terms".9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "yrc_admin_ui_terms".

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_register_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['yrc_channel']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['yrc_channel'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['yrc_channel'] 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: "$admin_terms".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['yrc_channel']

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WPB_YourChannel".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "clearYRCCache".

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycase sensitive files1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple files with the same name but different case were found. This can be problematic on certain file systems.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin." is different from the name declared in plugin header "YourChannel".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.6 < 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.

WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header invalid domain path1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must start with forward slash.

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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed short description1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.

ERRORI18ntextdomain invalid format1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Found "YourChannel".

Score History

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v1.2.9

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Findings
377
Errors
262
Warnings
115
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