Featured Video Plus

Add Featured Videos to your posts and pages. Works like magic with most themes which use Featured Images. Local Media, YouTube, Vimeo and many more.

v2.3.3AlexUpdated 2017-11-28Added Dec 13, 201210k+ installs96% rating
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Errors
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo82
Performance100
Maintainability60

Top Issues by Category

maintainability90
security69
i18n42
repo_compliance2
supply_chain1

Issues Details

204 issues found in latest scan

WARNING49
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR43
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR22
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

ERROR17
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '... viewing %ssingle%s posts and pages.'.

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR9
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING7
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

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

WARNING5
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post']

WARNING5
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['post'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FVP_DIR".

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

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.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR2
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.ShortURL.Found

Short URL detected (goo.gl). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Load_plugin_textdomainParam2Found

The parameter "FVP_DIR . 'lng/'" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.

ERROR1
hidden_files

Hidden files are not permitted.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 4.7 < 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
unexpected_markdown_file

Unexpected markdown file "FAQ.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

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204

Errors

99

Warnings

105

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

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

Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.3

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204
Errors
99
Warnings
105
Plugin Check
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Model
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