WooSidebars

WooSidebars adds functionality to display different widgets in a sidebar, according to a context (for example, a specific page or a category).

v1.4.6WooThemesUpdated Added 100k+ installs78% rating0% support resolved
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Errors
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security1
Repo89
Performance96
Maintainability83

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

80 findings

Security

31

6 issue groups

I18n

28

3 issue groups

Maintainability

18

8 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 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.24
Category
I18n
Occurrences
24
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.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$html'.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post_type']7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['post_type'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'woo_conditions_tab_' . esc_attr( $k )".6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'woo_conditions_tab_' . esc_attr( $k )".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$f]. Check that the array index exists before using it.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$woo_custom_sidebar_data".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Add an optional description, to be displayed when adding widgets to this widget area on the %sWidgets%s screen.'.3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Add an optional description, to be displayed when adding widgets to this widget area on the %sWidgets%s screen.'.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WooSidebars" - contains the restricted term "woo" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WooSidebars" - contains the restricted term "woo" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Woo_Conditions".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

ERRORRepo Compliancelicense mismatch1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.5 < 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The upgrade notice for "1.2.1" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

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Score History

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v1.4.6

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Errors
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Warnings
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