PublishPress Permissions: Control User Access for Posts, Pages, Categories, Tags

The permissions plugin for posts, pages, categories, tags and more. You can control permissions for roles, individual users, and even custom groups.

v4.8.2PublishPressUpdated Added 10k+ installs86% rating60% support resolved
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Score
424
Errors
323
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability17

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

747 findings

I18n

372

9 issue groups

Maintainability

188

12 issue groups

Security

179

4 issue groups

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.217
Category
I18n
Occurrences
217
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.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[$var] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar97
Category
Security
Occurrences
97
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().82
Category
I18n
Occurrences
82
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_blog_id".63
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
63
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $agent_clause used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$agent_clause assigned unsafely at line 186.51
Category
Security
Occurrences
51
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $agent_clause used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$agent_clause assigned unsafely at line 186.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_pp_memory_new_usage".39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'nav_menu_items_' . $post_type_name".32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_opt_name28
Category
I18n
Occurrences
28
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;23
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
23
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$1s, %2$2s", but got "%1s, %2s" in 'ID #%1s: %2s'.21
Category
I18n
Occurrences
21
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$1s, %2$2s", but got "%1s, %2s" in 'ID #%1s: %2s'.

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ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

ERRORMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 213
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter ""hide_empty=$hide_empty"" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Domain13
Category
I18n
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading5
Category
I18n
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nInterpolated Variable Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must not contain interpolated variables or expressions. Found: {$this->pluginName}

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

query_posts() is discouraged. Use WP_Query instead.

WARNINGI18nLow Level Translation Function2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of the "translate()" function is reserved for low-level API usage.

ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: wp_count_terms parameter 21
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter "array_merge($args, ['number' => '', 'offset' => ''])" at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<strong>This plugin can be deleted.</strong>'

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