Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)

The Feeds for YouTube plugin allows you to display customizable YouTube feeds from any YouTube channel.

v2.7.0Syed BalkhiUpdated Added 100k+ installs98% rating50% support resolved
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Score
558
Errors
978
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo75
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,536 findings

Security

889

11 issue groups

Maintainability

561

11 issue groups

I18n

46

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active_plugin'.353
Category
Security
Occurrences
353
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.116
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
116
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().114
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
114
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$additional_atts".111
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
111
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $cache_table_name at "UPDATE $cache_table_name\n110
Category
Security
Occurrences
110
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $cache_table_name at "UPDATE $cache_table_name\n

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.87
Category
Security
Occurrences
87
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $cache_table_name used in $wpdb->query()\n$cache_table_name assigned unsafely at line 148.76
Category
Security
Occurrences
76
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $cache_table_name used in $wpdb->query()\n$cache_table_name assigned unsafely at line 148.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['page'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar76
Category
Security
Occurrences
76
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sb_customizer_feeds_table".65
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
65
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.56
Category
Security
Occurrences
56
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized43
Category
Security
Occurrences
43
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['feedFile']['name']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date38
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
38
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant38
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment29
Category
I18n
Occurrences
29
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text11
Category
I18n
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Due to your server configuration, an API key is required to update your feed. See %sthis FAQ%s to set up an API key.'.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $fifteen_minutes_ago used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$fifteen_minutes_ago assigned unsafely at line 144.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_sites()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.1.0.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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Warnings
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