Page Links To

Lets you make a WordPress page (or port or other content type) link to a URL of your choosing (on your site, or on another site), instead of its norma …

v3.4.1Mark JaquithUpdated 2026-04-04Added Jul 23, 2005100k+ installs98% rating
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability80

Top Issues by Category

security45
maintainability14
i18n8
repo_compliance4

Issues Details

71 issues found in latest scan

ERROR11
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR6
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'page-links-to' but got 'page-links-pro'.

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

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
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "page-links-to-post-types".

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedScript

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERROR1
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.

ERROR1
library_core_files

Library files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
no_license

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_trimmed_short_description

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

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Warnings

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v3.4.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

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Errors
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Warnings
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Plugin Check
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