PluginScore

Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag.EchoFound

Short PHP open tag found

The plugin contains PHP syntax or file formatting that can cause compatibility problems.

medium weight

Why It Shows Up

Plugin Check found short tags, alternative PHP tags, byte order marks, mixed line endings, or similar formatting issues.

Why It Matters

Formatting issues can break parsing, cause unexpected output, or behave differently across PHP configurations and hosts.

How to Fix

  • Use full `<?php` opening tags.
  • Save files as UTF-8 without a byte order mark.
  • Normalize line endings and run formatting checks before release.

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsAddedUpdatedTop Issue
#251MailingBoss WP Plugin3710830600Output is not escaped
#252Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)37457121k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#253Simple Image XML Sitemap37119161k+Output is not escaped
#254TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot3748406k+Unsafe printing function
#255Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching3728736600Output is not escaped
#256Accessibility3866611k+Non-prefixed global variable
#257Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce3863487k+Exception output is not escaped
#258LuckyWP Scripts Control38186233k+Output is not escaped
#259Simple Keyword to Link3890493k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#260VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting3837542k+Non-prefixed function
#261Add-on Gravity Forms – MailPoet 3393133600Output is not escaped
#262BIP Pages399825400Short PHP open tag found
#263Flamix: Bitrix24 and WooCommerce Orders integration398131500Output is not escaped
#264Korea SNS3988304k+Unsafe printing function
#265Mail Subscribe List3917943k+Input is not validated
#266Media Sync39193750k+Short PHP open tag found
#267NextGEN Download Gallery3957212k+Short PHP open tag found
#268Permalink Manager for WooCommerce39116248k+Short PHP open tag found
#269Accessibility by UserWay39223580k+Direct Query
#270ACF qTranslate40184258k+Output is not escaped
#271Add Pinterest conversion tags for Pinterest Ads + Site verification4088261k+Output is not escaped
#272Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field403327090k+Text Domain Mismatch
#273Fast User Switching4028282k+Output is not escaped
#274Quiz Cat – WordPress Quiz Plugin40151694k+Output is not escaped
#275Responsive Sidebar404312700Output is not escaped
#276Salat Times4023520500Output is not escaped
#277WP Ajax Load More Pagination and Infinite Scroll406315400Output is not escaped
#278Yektanet Ecommerce4045103900Request data is not unslashed
#279ChatBot Conversational AI Support4172321k+Short PHP open tag found
#280Contribuinte Checkout4130301k+Output is not escaped
#281Lazy Load Optimizer4163263k+Unsafe printing function
#282Waka Bulk Page4152161k+Unsafe printing function
#283Cronjob Scheduler4220361k+Input is not sanitized
#284WC Speed Repair4234741k+Non-prefixed global variable
#285WP Responsive Table4242106k+Output is not escaped
#286reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form43371430k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#287QR Code Woocommerce4437361k+Output is not escaped
#288Hyper Cache45361008k+Non-prefixed global variable
#289G Meta Keywords4731810k+Unsafe printing function
#290Website Article Monetization By MageNet47172410k+Output is not escaped
#291Comment Notifier481055400Non-prefixed global variable
#292WC Provincia Canton Distrito48103141k+Text Domain Mismatch
#293Logo Carousel Slider49102146k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#294Plugins Last Updated Column492114700Output is not escaped
#295Block IPs for Gravity Forms508361k+Request data is not unslashed
#296Hide Admin Bar51351720k+Unsafe printing function
#297Hangul font nanumgothic – google5235161k+Output is not escaped
#298LuckyWP ACF Menu Field534695k+Short PHP open tag found
#299Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce53484160k+Missing direct file access protection
#300Analytics Head54347600Output is not escaped