84% author-track

Code Review | PP Author Track

WordPress plugin PP Author Track scored84%from 54 tests.

About plugin

  • Plugin page: author-track
  • Plugin version: 1.0
  • PHP version: 7.4.16
  • WordPress compatibility: 3.4-3.4.1
  • WordPress version: 6.3.1
  • First release: Jun 25, 2013
  • Latest release: Jun 25, 2013
  • Number of updates: 2
  • Update frequency: every 1.0 days
  • Top authors: pushpig (100%)

Code review

54 tests

User reviews

1 review

Install metrics

10+ active /888 total downloads

Benchmarks

Plugin footprint 83% from 16 tests

Installer Passed 1 test

🔺 Critical test (weight: 50) | Checking the installer triggered no errors
This plugin's installer ran successfully

Server metrics [RAM: ▲0.00MB] [CPU: ▼3.29ms] Passed 4 tests

Analyzing server-side resources used by PP Author Track
Server-side resource usage in normal parameters
PageMemory (MB)CPU Time (ms)
Home /3.46 ▲0.0042.50 ▲1.82
Dashboard /wp-admin3.31 ▲0.0048.48 ▼7.81
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php3.36 ▲0.0048.60 ▲1.49
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php5.89 ▲0.0089.30 ▼8.67
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php3.23 ▲0.0039.67 ▲6.81

Server storage [IO: ▲0.00MB] [DB: ▲0.00MB] Passed 3 tests

How much does this plugin use your filesystem and database?
This plugin was installed successfully
Filesystem: 3 new files
Database: no new tables, 6 new options
New WordPress options
theysaidso_admin_options
can_compress_scripts
widget_recent-comments
widget_theysaidso_widget
widget_recent-posts
db_upgraded

Browser metrics Passed 4 tests

PP Author Track: an overview of browser usage
This plugin renders optimally with no browser resource issues detected
PageNodesMemory (MB)Script (ms)Layout (ms)
Home /2,800 ▲2913.68 ▼0.914.45 ▲2.5540.14 ▼0.53
Dashboard /wp-admin2,206 ▲215.86 ▲0.05106.14 ▲1.6140.13 ▲0.07
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php2,089 ▼02.00 ▼0.0340.35 ▼0.9537.89 ▲2.49
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php1,533 ▲823.26 ▲0.07715.83 ▲92.6554.78 ▲0.45
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php1,388 ▲34.24 ▲0.04107.08 ▲2.0147.15 ▲2.63

Uninstaller [IO: ▲0.00MB] [DB: ▲0.00MB] 75% from 4 tests

🔸 Tests weight: 35 | All plugins must uninstall correctly, removing their source code and extra database tables they might have created
These items require your attention
  • Zombie WordPress options detected upon uninstall: 6 options
    • db_upgraded
    • can_compress_scripts
    • widget_theysaidso_widget
    • theysaidso_admin_options
    • widget_recent-comments
    • widget_recent-posts

Smoke tests 75% from 4 tests

Server-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | A smoke test targeting server-side errors
The smoke test was a success, however most plugin functionality was not tested

SRP 50% from 2 tests

🔹 Tests weight: 20 | SRP (Single-Responsibility Principle) - PHP files must act as libraries and never output text or perform any action when accessed directly in a browser
Please take a closer look at the following
  • 2× PHP files trigger errors when accessed directly with GET requests:
    • > PHP Fatal error
      Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_shortcode() in wp-content/plugins/author-track/includes/shortcode.php:14
    • > PHP Fatal error
      Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_shortcode() in wp-content/plugins/author-track/includes/shortcode.php:14

User-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is just a short smoke test looking for browser issues
No browser issues were found

Optimizations

Plugin configuration 96% from 29 tests

readme.txt Passed 16 tests

You should put a lot of thought into formatting readme.txt as it is used by WordPress.org to prepare the public listing of your plugin
6 plugin tags: alerts, pushpig, affiliate, books, amazon...

author-track/pp-authortrack.php 92% from 13 tests

The main PHP file in "PP Author Track" ver. 1.0 adds more information about the plugin and also serves as the entry point for this plugin
Please make the necessary changes and fix the following:
  • Main file name: Please rename the main PHP file in this plugin to the plugin slug ("author-track.php" instead of "pp-authortrack.php")

Code Analysis Passed 3 tests

File types Passed 1 test

🔸 Test weight: 35 | This is an overview of programming languages used in this plugin; dangerous file extensions are not allowed
No dangerous file extensions were detected18 lines of code in 2 files:
LanguageFilesBlank linesComment linesLines of code
PHP24818

PHP code Passed 2 tests

A short review of cyclomatic complexity and code structure
No cyclomatic complexity issues were detected for this plugin
Cyclomatic complexity
Average complexity per logical line of code0.17
Average class complexity0.00
▷ Minimum class complexity0.00
▷ Maximum class complexity0.00
Average method complexity0.00
▷ Minimum method complexity0.00
▷ Maximum method complexity0.00
Code structure
Namespaces0
Interfaces0
Traits0
Classes0
▷ Abstract classes00.00%
▷ Concrete classes00.00%
▷ Final classes00.00%
Methods0
▷ Static methods00.00%
▷ Public methods00.00%
▷ Protected methods00.00%
▷ Private methods00.00%
Functions1
▷ Named functions1100.00%
▷ Anonymous functions00.00%
Constants1
▷ Global constants1100.00%
▷ Class constants00.00%
▷ Public constants00.00%

Plugin size Passed 2 tests

Image compression Passed 2 tests

Using a strong compression for your PNG files is a great way to speed-up your plugin
PNG images were not found in this plugin