GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds

GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.

v1.5.28GNPublisherUpdated Added 20k+ installs98% rating
86
Score
76
Errors
6
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security84
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability75

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

82 findings

Maintainability

79

5 issue groups

Security

2

1 issue group

I18n

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_avatar_data()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.72
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
72
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_avatar_data()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant FoundGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped StringsTranslatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<b>Enabled</b>'1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<b>Enabled</b>'

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds" is different from the name declared in plugin header "GN Publisher".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds" is different from the name declared in plugin header "GN Publisher".

WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json fileThe "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.5.28

86

Latest

Findings
82
Errors
76
Warnings
6
Check
2.0.0

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