HT Slider For Elementor

The HT Slider is an Elementor slider plugin that enables you to add advanced sliders to your WordPress website.

v1.7.7HT PluginsUpdated 2026-05-23Added Mar 24, 201920k+ installs76% rating
50
Score
884
Errors
40
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security24
Repo100
Performance92
Maintainability63

Top Issues by Category

i18n867
maintainability29
security22
performance6

Issues Details

924 issues found in latest scan

ERROR857
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'ht-slider-for-elementor' but got "ht-slider".

ERROR12
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING6
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR6
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.DiscouragedFunctions.wp_reset_query_wp_reset_query

wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING4
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.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_query

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING2
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.

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.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $unicid

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'If you choose HT Slider, make sure you have created slides using the HT Slider post type. You can create slides by clicking %shere%s.'.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "HT Slider For Elementor" is different from the name declared in plugin header "HT Slider for Elementor".

WARNING1
textdomain_mismatch

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

924

Errors

884

Warnings

40

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.7 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.7

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Latest

Findings
924
Errors
884
Warnings
40
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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