Visual CSS Style Editor

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v7.6.7YellowPencilUpdated Added 40k+ installs82% rating
36
Score
283
Errors
233
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo88
Performance100
Maintainability66

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

516 findings

Security

466

8 issue groups

Maintainability

47

13 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$a'.266
Category
Security
Occurrences
266
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.73
Category
Security
Occurrences
73
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['href'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar51
Category
Security
Occurrences
51
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['href']. Check that the array index exists before using it.38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['href']34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource 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.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_delete_file()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_delete_file()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn 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.4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

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ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $querystr

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Visual CSS Style Editor" is different from the name declared in plugin header "YellowPencil".

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystable tag mismatch1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched Stable Tag: 6.8 != 7.6.7. Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

Score History

First score snapshot

v7.6.7

36

Latest

Findings
516
Errors
283
Warnings
233
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2.0.0

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