WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_multi_select

curl curl multi select

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
#1Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic2132718110k+Output is not escaped
#2WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization213,3673,25310k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#3SNS Count Cache229181207k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#4InfiniteWP Client232,2871,811200k+Exception output is not escaped
#5Link Whisper Free233,9265,40230k+Text Domain Mismatch
#6Lasso Lite – Affiliate Link Manager & Product Displays232943024k+Non-prefixed global variable
#7Advanced iFrame248871,12040k+Non-prefixed global variable
#8Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone24711556600k+Non-prefixed global variable
#9Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load)24206521500Direct Query
#10F12 Profiler24282451500Direct Query
#11MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress243,4591,5462k+Text Domain Mismatch
#12BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript252035474k+Non-prefixed global variable
#13Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals2514335760k+Input is not sanitized
#14Maven Algolia28148896k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#15Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid354958450k+Non-prefixed global variable
#16Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF3513053500k+curl curl setopt
#17HHG for TranslatePress844318900curl curl setopt