Creates a custom short URL when saving posts. Requires your own YOURLS install.
37
Score
196
Errors
39
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability70
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
121
4 issue groups
Security
80
10 issue groups
Maintainability
30
8 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'yourls-link-creator' but got 'wpyourls'.112
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 112
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'yourls-link-creator' but got 'wpyourls'.
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'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href=\"$short\" rel=\"$rel\" title=\"$title\">$anchor</a>"'.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a href=\"$short\" rel=\"$rel\" title=\"$title\">$anchor</a>"'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple PlaceholderSimple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ozh_yourls_shorturl".5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ozh_yourls_shorturl".
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 sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['keyword']5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['keyword']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['keyword'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['keyword'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
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.5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_yourls_shortlink".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: add_option parameter 33
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The parameter "null" at position #3 of add_option() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.3.0. Use "" instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "YOURS_DIR".
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Talk to <a href="%s" class="external">@norcross</a> on twitter or visit the <a href="%s" class="external">plugin support forum</a> for bugs or feature requests.'.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 4.4 < 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.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
14
External assets
1
Incoming endpoints
8
Notable Domains
andrewnorcross.com2 · outbound
twitter.com2 · outbound
l.norc.co1 · outbound
paypal.com1 · outbound
yourls.org1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
paypalobjects.com2 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints8
wp_ajax_convert_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_create_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_delete_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_import_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_inline_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_refresh_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_stats_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_status_yourlsauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.1.1
37
Latest
- Findings
- 235
- Errors
- 196
- Warnings
- 39
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37 | 235 | 196 | 39 | v2.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
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