84% latest-post-shortcode-link

Code Review | Latest Post Link Shortcode

WordPress plugin Latest Post Link Shortcode scored84%from 54 tests.

About plugin

  • Plugin page: latest-post-short...
  • Plugin version: 2.2
  • PHP version: 7.4.16
  • WordPress compatibility: 3.0.1-6.2.2
  • WordPress version: 6.3.1
  • First release: Mar 11, 2020
  • Latest release: Jul 20, 2023
  • Number of updates: 35
  • Update frequency: every 36.4 days
  • Top authors: njokusomto (100%)

Code review

54 tests

User reviews

1 review

Install metrics

90+ active /1,421 total downloads

Benchmarks

Plugin footprint 83% from 16 tests

Installer Passed 1 test

🔺 Critical test (weight: 50) | All plugins must install correctly, without throwing any errors, warnings, or notices
The plugin installed gracefully, with no errors

Server metrics [RAM: ▲0.00MB] [CPU: ▼7.37ms] Passed 4 tests

Analyzing server-side resources used by Latest Post Link Shortcode
This plugin does not affect your website's performance
PageMemory (MB)CPU Time (ms)
Home /3.47 ▲0.0050.05 ▲11.66
Dashboard /wp-admin3.31 ▲0.0044.52 ▼4.88
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php3.36 ▲0.0045.71 ▼0.08
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php5.89 ▲0.0079.52 ▼24.84
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php3.24 ▲0.0034.19 ▲0.34

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

Analyzing filesystem and database footprints of this plugin
The plugin installed successfully
Filesystem: 2 new files
Database: no new tables, 6 new options
New WordPress options
can_compress_scripts
db_upgraded
theysaidso_admin_options
widget_recent-comments
widget_theysaidso_widget
widget_recent-posts

Browser metrics Passed 4 tests

Checking browser requirements for Latest Post Link Shortcode
This plugin has a minimal impact on browser resources
PageNodesMemory (MB)Script (ms)Layout (ms)
Home /2,789 ▲4314.24 ▼0.111.73 ▲0.0843.49 ▲2.91
Dashboard /wp-admin2,195 ▲155.57 ▼0.0387.20 ▼3.3536.06 ▼8.52
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php2,100 ▼01.96 ▲0.0135.04 ▼4.9531.16 ▼4.19
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php1,526 ▼923.49 ▲4.95617.23 ▼51.9948.32 ▼29.31
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php1,400 ▼34.22 ▲0.0795.63 ▼8.0141.64 ▼3.55

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

🔸 Tests weight: 35 | It is important to correctly uninstall your plugin, without leaving any traces
You still need to fix the following
  • This plugin does not fully uninstall, leaving 6 options in the database
    • widget_theysaidso_widget
    • can_compress_scripts
    • theysaidso_admin_options
    • db_upgraded
    • widget_recent-comments
    • widget_recent-posts

Smoke tests 75% from 4 tests

Server-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | Just a short smoke test targeting errors on the server (in the Apache logs)
Even though everything seems fine, this is not an exhaustive test

SRP 50% from 2 tests

🔹 Tests weight: 20 | The single-responsibility principle: PHP files have to remain inert when accessed directly, throwing no errors and performing no actions
Please fix the following items
  • 1× PHP files trigger server-side errors or warnings when accessed directly:
    • > PHP Fatal error
      Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_shortcode() in wp-content/plugins/latest-post-shortcode-link/latest-post-shortcode-link.php:12

User-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is just a short smoke test looking for browser issues
Everything seems fine, but this is not an exhaustive test

Optimizations

Plugin configuration 96% from 29 tests

readme.txt Passed 16 tests

Don't ignore readme.txt as it is the file that instructs WordPress.org on how to present your plugin to the world
2 plugin tags: comments, spam

latest-post-shortcode-link/latest-post-shortcode-link.php 92% from 13 tests

This is the main PHP file of "Latest Post Link Shortcode" version 2.2, providing information about the plugin in the header fields and serving as the principal entry point to the plugin's functions
You should first fix the following items:
  • Text Domain: If you choose to specify the text domain, it must be the same as the plugin slug; optional since WordPress version 4.6

Code Analysis Passed 3 tests

File types Passed 1 test

🔸 Test weight: 35 | There should be no dangerous file extensions present in any WordPress plugin
There were no executable files found in this plugin10 lines of code in 1 file:
LanguageFilesBlank linesComment linesLines of code
PHP161110

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 code0.25
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%
Constants0
▷ Global constants00.00%
▷ Class constants00.00%
▷ Public constants00.00%

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 were not PNG files found in your plugin