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Code Review | Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms

WordPress plugin Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms scored10%from 54 tests.

About plugin

  • Plugin page: gf-form-multicolumn
  • Plugin version: 4.0.6
  • PHP compatiblity: 7.3+
  • PHP version: 7.4.16
  • WordPress compatibility: 4.6-6.0.1
  • WordPress version: 6.3.1
  • First release: Sep 8, 2016
  • Latest release: Sep 12, 2022
  • Number of updates: 59
  • Update frequency: every 37.2 days
  • Top authors: webholism (100%)

Code review

54 tests

User reviews

29 reviews

Install metrics

10,000+ active /203,835 total downloads

Benchmarks

Plugin footprint 23% from 16 tests

Installer 0% from 1 test

🔺 Critical test (weight: 50) | It is important to correctly install your plugin, without throwing errors or notices
These installer errors require your attention
  • This plugin did not install gracefully
    • > Error in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Activator.php+20
    Uncaught Error: Class 'GFAPI' not found in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Activator.php:20
    Stack trace:
    #0 wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/gf-form-multicolumn.php(61): WH\GF\Multicolumn\Classes\WH_GF_Multicolumn_Activator->gfmc_activate()
    #1 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): gfmc_plugin_activate()
    #2 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(334): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
    #3 wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action()
    #4 wp-admin/includes/plugin.php(693): do_action()

Server metrics [RAM: ▲0.00MB] [CPU: ▼3.98ms] Passed 4 tests

This is a short check of server-side resources used by Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms
This plugin has minimal impact on server resources
PageMemory (MB)CPU Time (ms)
Home /3.46 ▲0.0038.33 ▼0.12
Dashboard /wp-admin3.31 ▲0.0044.76 ▼3.37
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php3.36 ▲0.0045.67 ▼2.79
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php5.89 ▲0.0080.31 ▼9.64
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php3.23 ▲0.0040.05 ▲3.35

Server storage [IO: ▲0.13MB] [DB: ▲0.00MB] Passed 3 tests

A short overview of filesystem and database impact
This plugin was installed successfully
Filesystem: 35 new files
Database: no new tables, 6 new options
New WordPress options
widget_recent-posts
theysaidso_admin_options
db_upgraded
widget_theysaidso_widget
can_compress_scripts
widget_recent-comments

Browser metrics Passed 4 tests

This is an overview of browser requirements for Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms
There were no issues detected in relation to browser resource usage
PageNodesMemory (MB)Script (ms)Layout (ms)
Home /2,789 ▲314.65 ▲0.201.76 ▼0.1844.97 ▲7.38
Dashboard /wp-admin2,195 ▲175.55 ▼0.1281.94 ▼18.9435.23 ▼5.80
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php2,100 ▼02.03 ▲0.0239.82 ▲1.7938.05 ▲1.42
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php1,526 ▼723.18 ▲0.28682.77 ▲26.9153.87 ▼10.44
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php1,400 ▼04.27 ▲0.13105.69 ▼5.5143.91 ▼4.65

Uninstaller [IO: ▲0.13MB] [DB: ▲0.00MB] 25% from 4 tests

🔸 Tests weight: 35 | Checking the uninstaller removed all traces of the plugin
Please fix the following items
  • This plugin did not uninstall without warnings or errors
    • > Error in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Uninstaller.php+21
    Uncaught Error: Class 'GFAPI' not found in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Uninstaller.php:21
    Stack trace:
    #0 wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/gf-form-multicolumn.php(68): WH\GF\Multicolumn\Classes\WH_GF_Multicolumn_Uninstaller->gfmc_uninstall()
    #1 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): gfmc_plugin_uninstall()
    #2 wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(334): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
    #3 wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action()
    #4 wp-admin/includes/plugin.php(1269): do_action()
    #5 wp-admin/includes/plugin.php(960): uninstall_plugin()
  • Incomplete uninstall procedure, leaving 35 files (0.13MB) in the plugin directory
    • (new file) includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Uninstaller.php
    • (new file) LICENSE
    • (new file) gf-form-multicolumn.php
    • (new file) changelog.txt
    • (new file) includes/admin/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Admin.php
    • (new file) includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn.php
    • (new file) includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_i18n.php
    • (new file) includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Activator.php
    • (new file) includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Logger.php
    • (new file) includes/admin/field/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Field_Column_End.php
    • ...
  • The uninstall procedure has failed, leaving 7 options in the database
    • db_upgraded
    • recovery_mode_email_last_sent
    • widget_recent-comments
    • theysaidso_admin_options
    • widget_theysaidso_widget
    • widget_recent-posts
    • can_compress_scripts

Smoke tests 75% from 4 tests

Server-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is a shallow check for server-side errors
Good news, no errors were detected

SRP 50% from 2 tests

🔹 Tests weight: 20 | A shallow check of the single-responsibility principle; PHP files should perform no action - including output of placeholder text - and trigger no errors when accessed directly
Please fix the following items
  • 2× PHP files trigger server errors when accessed directly:
    • > PHP Fatal error
      Uncaught Error: Class 'GFForms' not found in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/public/WH_GF_Multicolumn_Public.php:15
    • > PHP Fatal error
      Uncaught Error: Class 'GFForms' not found in wp-content/plugins/gf-form-multicolumn/includes/WH_GF_Multicolumn.php:20

User-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is a smoke test targeting browser errors/issues
No browser issues were found

Optimizations

Plugin configuration 97% from 29 tests

readme.txt 94% from 16 tests

Perhaps the most important file in your plugin readme.txt gets parsed in order to generate the public listing of your plugin
Attributes that require attention:
  • Tags: Please delete some tags, you are using 13 tag instead of maximum 10
The official readme.txt is a good inspiration

gf-form-multicolumn/gf-form-multicolumn.php Passed 13 tests

The main PHP script in "Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms" version 4.0.6 is automatically included on every request by WordPress
99 characters long description:
Introduces new form elements into Gravity Forms which allow rows to be split into multiple columns.

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
There were no executable files found in this plugin1,608 lines of code in 29 files:
LanguageFilesBlank linesComment linesLines of code
PHP203002831,224
PO File24056158
CSS21714127
JavaScript4102198
JSON1001

PHP code Passed 2 tests

Analyzing logical lines of code, cyclomatic complexity, and other code metrics
This plugin has no cyclomatic complexity issues
Cyclomatic complexity
Average complexity per logical line of code0.41
Average class complexity10.25
▷ Minimum class complexity1.00
▷ Maximum class complexity44.00
Average method complexity2.52
▷ Minimum method complexity1.00
▷ Maximum method complexity18.00
Code structure
Namespaces5
Interfaces0
Traits0
Classes16
▷ Abstract classes00.00%
▷ Concrete classes16100.00%
▷ Final classes00.00%
Methods98
▷ Static methods66.12%
▷ Public methods7879.59%
▷ Protected methods00.00%
▷ Private methods2020.41%
Functions5
▷ Named functions360.00%
▷ Anonymous functions240.00%
Constants5
▷ Global constants480.00%
▷ Class constants120.00%
▷ Public constants1100.00%

Plugin size Passed 2 tests

Image compression Passed 2 tests

It is recommended to compress PNG files in your plugin to minimize bandwidth usage
There are no PNG files in this plugin