PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
511
11 issue groups
Security
384
10 issue groups
I18n
225
4 issue groups
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.180
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 180
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$alphabet".158
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 158
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$alphabet".
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.146
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 146
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MA_Author_Boxes_default_options".113
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 113
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MA_Author_Boxes_default_options".
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['ignored'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar78
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 78
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['ignored'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().57
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.51
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;45
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().37
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 37
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Couthors_iterator".
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bylines_render".
ERRORSecurityOutput Not Escaped26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author_post_title_header'.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $placeholders at WHERE category_id IN ($placeholders)"
WARNINGSecurityMissing22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- 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.
ERRORSecurityNot Prepared14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $like_conditions
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PP_AUTHORS_ASSETS_URL".
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text12
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$1s, %2$2s", but got "%1s, %2s" in '%1s Display Icon Border Radius (%2s)'.
ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$meta_query assigned unsafely at line 2002.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_table_name used in $wpdb->query()\n$meta_table_name assigned unsafely at line 226.
WARNINGI18nMismatched Placeholders10
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Mismatched placeholders is probably an error
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_block_template()" requires WordPress 5.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['ppma_page']
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['author_list']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
Score History
First score snapshot
v4.15.0
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,189
- Errors
- 369
- Warnings
- 820
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,189 | 369 | 820 | v4.15.0 | 2.0.0 |
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