Benchmarks
Plugin footprint 82% from 16 tests
Installer Passed 1 test
🔺 Critical test (weight: 50) | Checking the installer triggered no errors
The plugin installed gracefully, with no errors
Server metrics [RAM: ▲0.10MB] [CPU: ▼5.08ms] 75% from 4 tests
This is a short check of server-side resources used by The Best Post Grid Plugin to Display Posts in Grid, Slider, Popup, Masonry Layout, and more
It is recommended to improve the following
- CPU: The total CPU usage must kept under 500.00ms (currently 638.21ms on /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-lite)
| Page | Memory (MB) | CPU Time (ms) |
|---|---|---|
| Home / | 3.51 ▲0.04 | 33.57 ▼6.95 |
| Dashboard /wp-admin | 3.49 ▲0.15 | 50.17 ▼8.44 |
| Posts /wp-admin/edit.php | 3.54 ▲0.19 | 53.91 ▲8.17 |
| Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php | 6.01 ▲0.12 | 91.44 ▼7.77 |
| Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php | 3.33 ▲0.10 | 38.44 ▲2.84 |
| GS Plugins Pro /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-premium | 3.42 | 630.20 |
| Help & Usage /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-help | 3.32 | 36.99 |
| Posts Grid /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-posts-grid-settings | 3.32 | 35.40 |
| GS Plugins Lite /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-lite | 3.53 | 638.21 |
Server storage [IO: ▲0.68MB] [DB: ▲0.04MB] Passed 3 tests
Input-output and database impact of this plugin
This plugin was installed successfully
Filesystem: 27 new files
Database: no new tables, 9 new options
| New WordPress options |
|---|
| can_compress_scripts |
| theysaidso_admin_options |
| db_upgraded |
| widget_recent-posts |
| gs_wpposts_style_settings |
| gs_wpposts_option_01_settings |
| widget_recent-comments |
| widget_theysaidso_widget |
| gs_wpposts_option_02_settings |
Browser metrics Passed 4 tests
A check of browser resources used by The Best Post Grid Plugin to Display Posts in Grid, Slider, Popup, Masonry Layout, and more
Normal browser usage
| Page | Nodes | Memory (MB) | Script (ms) | Layout (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / | 3,021 ▲275 | 15.04 ▲0.88 | 1.60 ▼0.24 | 41.53 ▼2.30 |
| Dashboard /wp-admin | 2,423 ▲235 | 6.75 ▲0.86 | 138.33 ▲19.98 | 43.50 ▼0.06 |
| Posts /wp-admin/edit.php | 2,329 ▲237 | 3.71 ▲1.60 | 56.99 ▲20.40 | 36.22 ▲3.72 |
| Add New Post /wp-admin/post-new.php | 1,741 ▲208 | 22.77 ▼0.48 | 685.04 ▲47.00 | 38.21 ▼10.13 |
| Media Library /wp-admin/upload.php | 1,468 ▲83 | 4.51 ▲0.30 | 103.67 ▲1.63 | 44.63 ▲0.67 |
| GS Plugins Pro /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-premium | 2,401 | 3.46 | 43.16 | 93.93 |
| Help & Usage /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-help | 1,140 | 3.32 | 46.64 | 39.44 |
| Posts Grid /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-posts-grid-settings | 1,883 | 6.14 | 111.11 | 51.36 |
| GS Plugins Lite /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-grid-plugins-lite | 2,742 | 3.47 | 51.18 | 94.26 |
Uninstaller [IO: ▲0.00MB] [DB: ▲0.04MB] 75% from 4 tests
🔸 Tests weight: 35 | Checking the uninstaller removed all traces of the plugin
It is recommended to fix the following
- Zombie WordPress options detected upon uninstall: 9 options
- db_upgraded
- widget_recent-posts
- theysaidso_admin_options
- can_compress_scripts
- widget_recent-comments
- gs_wpposts_option_01_settings
- widget_theysaidso_widget
- gs_wpposts_option_02_settings
- gs_wpposts_style_settings
Smoke tests 50% from 4 tests
Server-side errors Passed 1 test
🔹 Test weight: 20 | A shallow check that no server-side errors were triggered
Good news, no errors were detected
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
Please fix the following
- 14× PHP files trigger errors when accessed directly with GET requests (only 10 are shown):
- > PHP Notice
Undefined index: gs_wpposts_loop in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_2_square_halfoverlay.php on line 11
- > PHP Notice
Undefined variable: output in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_1_square_overlay.php on line 7
- > PHP Warning
require_once(GSWPPOSTS_FILES_DIR/includes/gs_wpposts_shortcode.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/gs-post-grid-root.php on line 4
- > PHP Fatal error
Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_shortcode() in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/gs_wpposts_shortcode.php:15
- > PHP Fatal error
Uncaught Error: Call to a member function have_posts() on null in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_1_square_overlay.php:10
- > PHP Fatal error
Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function __() in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs_wpposts.php:23
- > PHP Notice
Undefined variable: output in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_2_square_halfoverlay.php on line 8
- > PHP Fatal error
require_once(): Failed opening required 'GSWPPOSTS_FILES_DIR/includes/gs_wpposts_shortcode.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/gs-post-grid-root.php on line 4
- > PHP Fatal error
Uncaught Error: Call to a member function have_posts() on null in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_2_square_halfoverlay.php:11
- > PHP Notice
Undefined index: gs_wpposts_loop in wp-content/plugins/posts-grid/gs-wpposts-files/includes/templates/gs_wpposts_structure_grid_1_square_overlay.php on line 10
- > PHP Notice
User-side errors 0% from 1 test
🔹 Test weight: 20 | This is a smoke test targeting browser errors/issues
Please take a look at the following user-side issues
- > GET request to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-posts-grid-settings
- > Security (warning) in unknown
security - Error with Permissions-Policy header: Unrecognized feature: 'ambient-light-sensor'.
- > GET request to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=gs-posts-grid-settings
- > Security (warning) in unknown
security - Error with Permissions-Policy header: Unrecognized feature: 'bluetooth'.
Optimizations
Plugin configuration 90% from 29 tests
readme.txt Passed 16 tests
It's important to format your readme.txt file correctly as it is parsed for the public listing of your plugin
5 plugin tags: best free post grid plugin wordpress, best post grid plugin, wordpress post grid plugin, post grid plugin, post grid
posts-grid/gs_wpposts.php 77% from 13 tests
The entry point to "The Best Post Grid Plugin to Display Posts in Grid, Slider, Popup, Masonry Layout, and more" version 1.2.0 is a PHP file that has certain tags in its header comment area
Please take the time to fix the following:
- Description: Keep the plugin description shorter than 140 characters (currently 639 characters long)
- Main file name: It is recommended to name the main PHP file as the plugin slug ("posts-grid.php" instead of "gs_wpposts.php")
- Text Domain: The text domain must be the same as the plugin slug, although optional since WordPress version 4.6
Code Analysis Passed 3 tests
File types Passed 1 test
🔸 Test weight: 35 | An overview of files in this plugin; executable files are not allowed
Good job! No executable or dangerous file extensions detected6,241 lines of code in 24 files:
| Language | Files | Blank lines | Comment lines | Lines of code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP | 14 | 718 | 882 | 2,886 |
| CSS | 6 | 177 | 34 | 2,618 |
| Sass | 1 | 101 | 6 | 521 |
| JavaScript | 1 | 50 | 65 | 194 |
| JSON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| SVG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PHP code Passed 2 tests
An overview of cyclomatic complexity and code structure
This plugin has no cyclomatic complexity issues
| Cyclomatic complexity | |
|---|---|
| Average complexity per logical line of code | 0.36 |
| Average class complexity | 37.57 |
| ▷ Minimum class complexity | 3.00 |
| ▷ Maximum class complexity | 70.00 |
| Average method complexity | 2.70 |
| ▷ Minimum method complexity | 1.00 |
| ▷ Maximum method complexity | 10.00 |
| Code structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Namespaces | 1 | |
| Interfaces | 0 | |
| Traits | 0 | |
| Classes | 7 | |
| ▷ Abstract classes | 0 | 0.00% |
| ▷ Concrete classes | 7 | 100.00% |
| ▷ Final classes | 0 | 0.00% |
| Methods | 140 | |
| ▷ Static methods | 1 | 0.71% |
| ▷ Public methods | 106 | 75.71% |
| ▷ Protected methods | 6 | 4.29% |
| ▷ Private methods | 28 | 20.00% |
| Functions | 17 | |
| ▷ Named functions | 15 | 88.24% |
| ▷ Anonymous functions | 2 | 11.76% |
| Constants | 7 | |
| ▷ Global constants | 7 | 100.00% |
| ▷ Class constants | 0 | 0.00% |
| ▷ Public constants | 0 | 0.00% |
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
2 PNG files occupy 0.02MB with 0.01MB in potential savings
Potential savings
| Compression of 2 random PNG files using pngquant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File | Size - original | Size - compressed | Savings |
| gs-wpposts-files/assets/img/no_img.png | 8.45KB | 3.71KB | ▼ 56.07% |
| gs-wpposts-files/assets/img/icon-128x128.png | 7.40KB | 3.71KB | ▼ 49.84% |