Embeds for YouTube

🎥 An incredibly fast, simple, yet powerful, method of embedding YouTube videos into your WordPress site.

v5.4Embeds For YouTube Plugin SupportUpdated Added 10k+ installs84% rating
35
Score
255
Errors
307
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability57

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

562 findings

Security

313

7 issue groups

Maintainability

234

9 issue groups

I18n

13

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$allowed_html".159
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Maintainability
Occurrences
159
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warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.151
Category
Security
Occurrences
151
Severity
error

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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 '$after_title'.73
Category
Security
Occurrences
73
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ye_add_lists_help".53
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Maintainability
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53
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['youtube_embed_admin_bar'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar50
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Security
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

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$_POST['youtube_embed_admin_bar'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['youtube_embed_alt_profile']. Check that the array index exists before using it.30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['youtube_embed_list_no']6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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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ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $alternative . ', possibly the <a href="admin.php?page=jetpack_modules&activated=true">Shortcode Embeds module</a> in Jetpack'

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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 prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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: &quot;a3_lazy_load_html&quot;.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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 Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed section description1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 2500 characters is supported.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "youtube-embed" - contains the restricted term "youtube" and cannot be used to begin your plugin slug. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "youtube" elsewhere in your plugin slug, such as "... for youtube".

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Score History

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v5.4

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Errors
255
Warnings
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