WP Video Lightbox

Very easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay.

v1.9.12wptipsntricksUpdated 2026-05-20Added Jun 23, 201230k+ installs86% rating
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability74

Top Issues by Category

security129
maintainability34
i18n9
repo_compliance2

Issues Details

174 issues found in latest scan

ERROR73
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

ERROR17
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING13
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING11
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING10
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR7
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.

ERROR4
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;WP_VIDEO_LIGHTBOX_DB_VERSION&quot;.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Video_Lightbox_Settings_Page&quot;.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST[&#039;_wpnonce&#039;]

WARNING3
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

Resource version not set in call to wp_register_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNING3
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

WARNING3
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Video Lightbox" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

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

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%s OR interval time in ms [default: %s]'.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$wp_video_lightbox&quot;.

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

Latest Snapshot

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174

Errors

107

Warnings

67

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.9.12 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.9.12

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Findings
174
Errors
107
Warnings
67
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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