PluginScore

WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set

timezone change date default timezone set

Plugin Check reported a maintainability issue that can make the plugin harder to review, run, or update.

medium weight

Why It Shows Up

The finding matches a WordPress coding-standard or Plugin Check rule for code clarity, compatibility, packaging, or API usage.

Why It Matters

Maintainability findings reduce confidence that the plugin will behave consistently across hosts, WordPress versions, and other plugins.

How to Fix

  • Find the exact file and line in the raw scan output.
  • Prefer WordPress APIs and standard coding patterns over custom or legacy behavior.
  • If the warning is from bundled third-party code, document that separately and avoid modifying vendor files unless necessary.

References

WordPress Coding Standards

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsUpdatedTop Issue
#1Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store185,45917,2984k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#2WP Import Export Lite1873897940k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#3Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress191,909878100k+Exception Not Escaped
#4Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More212,5721,2771m+Output Not Escaped
#5Packeta218023338k+Exception Not Escaped
#6Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages211,1732,9839k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#7Five Star Restaurant Reservations – WordPress Booking Plugin211,0991,14710k+Output Not Escaped
#8WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce214,7215,06720k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#9Paysera Payment Gateway for WooCommerce211,8661957k+Exception Not Escaped
#10WP phpMyAdmin214,5286,43550k+Missing Arg Domain
#11wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin211,3541,14070k+Output Not Escaped
#12WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner215272658k+Text Domain Mismatch
#13WP Customer Area223,30894110k+Text Domain Mismatch
#14Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!224,7225,62170k+Output Not Escaped
#15GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory224,4623,97210k+Output Not Escaped
#16InfiniteWP Client222,2861,812200k+Exception Not Escaped
#17MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.222,6192,45310k+Output Not Escaped
#18Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress229191,23010k+Output Not Escaped
#19NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall221,2652,065100k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#20NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan2259655130k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#21Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links221,0441,79720k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#22URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener221,5202,68910k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#23WP Umbrella: Update Backup Restore & Monitoring2291590570k+Exception Not Escaped
#24WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags221,4074125k+Missing Translators Comment
#25Advanced Contact form 7 DB237611,95970k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#26Autoptimize23288191800k+Output Not Escaped
#27B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More231,34740910k+Text Domain Mismatch
#28Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy233,72310,28340k+Non Prefixed Namespace Found
#29Futurio Extra2378720520k+Text Domain Mismatch
#30MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation23858711500k+Exception Not Escaped
#31MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & QuickBooks Online232,2929,1015k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#32Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You237551,536600k+Recommended
#33NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization23315631100k+Output Not Escaped
#34Ocean Extra231,4942,106500k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#35AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress245,2301,4647k+Output Not Escaped
#36Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone24704551700k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#37SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)2423621410k+Unescaped DBParameter
#38Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin242,03559150k+missing direct file access protection
#39Mailchimp for WooCommerce24523663200k+Non Prefixed Variable Found
#40miniOrange Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn)243,70290210k+wp function not compatible with requires wp
#41NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress241,9971,2006k+Text Domain Mismatch
#42Participants Database249518947k+Not Prepared
#43PeproDev Ultimate Invoice243792344k+Output Not Escaped
#44Simple Membership242,3731,78940k+Unsafe Printing Function
#45Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce2415356110k+Recommended
#46WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content241,77539340k+Text Domain Mismatch
#47WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership2478753910k+Exception Not Escaped
#48Booking Package251,7003,97710k+Missing
#49Smash Balloon Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress25554982200k+Output Not Escaped
#50Index WP MySQL For Speed2525025550k+Output Not Escaped