AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor

Easily create awesome post grids and post carousel sliders. Different widget types, powerful filters, "load more" button and many customizab …

v1.3.3anwpproUpdated 2025-01-09Added Apr 14, 202020k+ installs98% rating
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Errors
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security23
Repo88
Performance91
Maintainability66

Top Issues by Category

i18n756
maintainability132
security29
performance9
repo_compliance3

Issues Details

929 issues found in latest scan

ERROR754
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'anwp-post-grid-for-elementor' but got 'anwp-post-grid'.

WARNING124
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING8
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING3
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_post__not_in

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

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_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_trimmed_short_description

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

WARNING1
textdomain_mismatch

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "anwp-post-grid", expected "anwp-post-grid-for-elementor".

Latest Snapshot

Findings

929

Errors

758

Warnings

171

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.3

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Findings
929
Errors
758
Warnings
171
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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