Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything

Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets

v6.5.3vaakashUpdated 2026-05-10Added May 8, 2010100k+ installs98% rating0% support resolved
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Errors
70
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability69

Top Issues by Category

maintainability58
security35
repo_compliance2

Issues Details

95 issues found in latest scan

WARNING20
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING13
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR13
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

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

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

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.

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedScript

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERROR2
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR2
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "do_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Offloading.OffloadedContent

Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedStylesheet

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Shortcoder".

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.

Latest Snapshot

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95

Errors

25

Warnings

70

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v6.5.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v6.5.3

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Findings
95
Errors
25
Warnings
70
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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