WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_strerror
curl curl strerror
The plugin uses raw cURL functions instead of the WordPress HTTP API.
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
| Rank | Plugin | Score | Errors | Warnings | Installs | Added | Updated | Top Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia | 24 | 1,565 | 549 | 90k+ | Exception output is not escaped | ||
| #2 | Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone | 24 | 711 | 556 | 600k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #3 | Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) | 24 | 214 | 523 | 700 | Direct Query | ||
| #4 | PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager | 24 | 1,653 | 2,911 | 500k+ | Non-prefixed namespace |
