WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_file_create

curl curl file create

The plugin uses raw cURL functions instead of the WordPress HTTP API.

medium weight

Why It Shows Up

Plugin Check found `curl_*` calls in plugin code.

Why It Matters

The WordPress HTTP API handles transports, proxies, SSL behavior, filters, and host compatibility more consistently than raw cURL.

How to Fix

  • Replace simple cURL requests with `wp_remote_get()` or `wp_remote_post()`.
  • Handle `WP_Error`, status codes, timeouts, and response body parsing explicitly.
  • If a bundled library uses cURL internally, keep it isolated and avoid passing unchecked user input into requests.

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsAddedUpdatedTop Issue
#1WPQiNiu七牛云对象存储19138612400Non-prefixed global variable
#2InfiniteWP Client222,2861,812200k+Exception output is not escaped
#3NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster222,4081,13330k+Output is not escaped
#4Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy233,72310,28340k+Non-prefixed namespace
#5Trinity Audio – Text to Speech AI audio player to convert content into audio231192272k+Non-prefixed global variable
#6AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress245,2341,4647k+Output is not escaped
#7Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce251,75555710k+Text Domain Mismatch
#8BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript251985014k+Non-prefixed global variable
#9Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner2523886410k+Input is not sanitized
#10Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps34124974k+Exception output is not escaped
#11Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF3513353500k+curl curl setopt
#12ImageKit – URL based image manipulation and optimization8747421k+Non-prefixed global variable