WP YouTube Lyte

High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.

v1.7.30Frank GoossensUpdated 2026-03-14Added May 22, 201030k+ installs96% rating
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204
Errors
178
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability20

Top Issues by Category

security201
maintainability159
i18n8

Issues Details

382 issues found in latest scan

WARNING104
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR85
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

ERROR66
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING12
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR10
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING9
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setopt

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

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

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNING3
trademarked_term

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

WARNING2
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.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_error

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_exec

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

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;

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.WriteFile.PluginDirectoryWrite

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using rename(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNING1
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERROR1
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

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382

Errors

204

Warnings

178

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.30 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.30

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Findings
382
Errors
204
Warnings
178
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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