84% pollcaster-shortcode

Code Review | Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin

WordPress plugin Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin scored84%from 54 tests.

About plugin

  • Plugin page: pollcaster-shortcode
  • Plugin version: 1.0
  • PHP version: 7.4.16
  • WordPress compatibility: 3.0-4.1.5
  • WordPress version: 6.3.1
  • First release: Jul 15, 2015
  • Latest release: Jul 18, 2015
  • Number of updates: 3
  • Update frequency: every 1.7 days
  • Top authors: qzzr (100%)

Code review

54 tests

User reviews

1 review

Install metrics

10+ active /1,241 total downloads

Benchmarks

Plugin footprint 83% from 16 tests

Installer Passed 1 test

🔺 Critical test (weight: 50) | It is important to correctly install your plugin, without throwing errors or notices
This plugin's installer ran successfully

Server metrics [RAM: ▼0.01MB] [CPU: ▼12.62ms] Passed 4 tests

Server-side resources used by Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin
Server-side resource usage in normal parameters
PageMemory (MB)CPU Time (ms)
Home /3.47 ▲0.0033.48 ▼6.25
Dashboard /wp-admin3.31 ▼0.0343.15 ▼16.77
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php3.36 ▲0.0048.77 ▲4.15
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php5.89 ▲0.0080.61 ▼24.93
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php3.23 ▲0.0032.24 ▼2.52

Server storage [IO: ▲0.01MB] [DB: ▲0.00MB] Passed 3 tests

A short overview of filesystem and database impact
No storage issues were detected
Filesystem: 2 new files
Database: no new tables, 6 new options
New WordPress options
can_compress_scripts
widget_theysaidso_widget
theysaidso_admin_options
widget_recent-posts
db_upgraded
widget_recent-comments

Browser metrics Passed 4 tests

A check of browser resources used by Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin
There were no issues detected in relation to browser resource usage
PageNodesMemory (MB)Script (ms)Layout (ms)
Home /2,800 ▲5413.23 ▼1.441.68 ▼0.1339.38 ▼5.77
Dashboard /wp-admin2,206 ▲154.88 ▼1.01114.18 ▲16.2842.64 ▲1.51
Posts /wp-admin/edit.php2,092 ▲32.02 ▼0.0341.39 ▲2.1535.15 ▲1.35
Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php1,533 ▲523.22 ▼0.12602.15 ▼10.8151.60 ▼12.25
Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php1,388 ▼04.18 ▼0.01100.38 ▲4.2042.01 ▲1.35

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

🔸 Tests weight: 35 | The uninstall procedure must remove all plugin files and extra database tables
These items require your attention
  • This plugin did not uninstall successfully, leaving 6 options in the database
    • widget_recent-posts
    • theysaidso_admin_options
    • widget_theysaidso_widget
    • widget_recent-comments
    • db_upgraded
    • can_compress_scripts

Smoke tests 75% from 4 tests

Server-side errors Passed 1 test

🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is a short smoke test looking for server-side errors
Everything seems fine, however this is by no means an exhaustive test

SRP 50% from 2 tests

🔹 Tests weight: 20 | The single-responsibility principle applies for WordPress plugins as well - please make sure your PHP files perform no actions when accessed directly
The following issues need your attention
  • 1× 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/pollcaster-shortcode/pollcaster.php:40

User-side errors Passed 1 test

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

Optimizations

Plugin configuration 93% from 29 tests

readme.txt 94% from 16 tests

The readme.txt file uses markdown syntax to describe your plugin to the world
Attributes that require attention:
  • Plugin Name: Please specify the plugin name on the first line ( === pollcaster-shortcode === )
Please take inspiration from this readme.txt

pollcaster-shortcode/pollcaster.php 92% from 13 tests

The main PHP script in "Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin" version 1.0 is automatically included on every request by WordPress
You should first fix the following items:
  • Main file name: Even though not officially enforced, the main plugin file should be the same as the plugin slug ("pollcaster-shortcode.php" instead of "pollcaster.php")

Code Analysis Passed 3 tests

File types Passed 1 test

🔸 Test weight: 35 | Executable files are not allowed as they can serve as attack vectors
There were no executable files found in this plugin22 lines of code in 1 file:
LanguageFilesBlank linesComment linesLines of code
PHP112822

PHP code Passed 2 tests

This plugin's cyclomatic complexity and code structure detailed below
There were no cyclomatic complexity issued detected
Cyclomatic complexity
Average complexity per logical line of code0.14
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

All PNG images should be compressed to minimize bandwidth usage for end users
No PNG images were found in this plugin