Simple Page Sidebars

Easily assign custom, widget-enabled sidebars to any page.

v1.2.1CedaroUpdated 2025-02-23Added Nov 9, 201120k+ installs98% rating
40
Score
55
Errors
65
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability83

Top Issues by Category

security92
maintainability23
i18n3
performance1
repo_compliance1

Issues Details

120 issues found in latest scan

ERROR24
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR20
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING16
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING13
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['sidebar']

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING5
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING5
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNING5
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR4
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR2
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

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.

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.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.SuppressFilters_suppress_filters

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

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120

Errors

55

Warnings

65

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.2.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.2.1

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Findings
120
Errors
55
Warnings
65
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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