WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing Arg Domain

A translation or text-domain pattern does not match WordPress internationalization expectations.

low weight

Why It Shows Up

Plugin Check found missing text domains, mismatched domains, missing translator comments, variable-only strings, placeholder issues, or deprecated translation loading patterns.

Why It Matters

Translation issues make the plugin harder to localize and can break strings for non-English WordPress users.

How to Fix

  • Use the plugin slug as the text domain unless the plugin intentionally declares a different one.
  • Keep translatable strings literal and move variables into placeholders.
  • Add translator comments before strings with placeholders or ambiguous context.

Affected Plugins

RankPluginScoreErrorsWarningsInstallsAddedUpdatedTop Issue
#201Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection229771,84010k+Non-prefixed global variable
#202Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share221,689233100k+wp function not compatible with requires wp
#203ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF221,044799300k+Non-prefixed global variable
#204Simple Job Board226341,35510k+Non-prefixed global variable
#205Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin222,3223162k+Text Domain Mismatch
#206Slim Jetpack222,5861,9472k+Text Domain Mismatch
#207SNS Count Cache229181208k+Non Singular String Literal Domain
#208NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster222,4081,13330k+Output is not escaped
#209SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager224602,24210k+Non-prefixed global variable
#210Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu226746783k+Output is not escaped
#211SVG Flags – Beautiful Scalable Flags For All Countries!227551,2512k+Non-prefixed global variable
#212Swift Performance Lite222,3461,3257k+Text Domain Mismatch
#213Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent222255198k+error log error log
#21410Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer2251360180k+Non-prefixed global variable
#215The Moneytizer227512711k+Text Domain Mismatch
#216Theme Editor2279868550k+Output is not escaped
#217ThemeHunk Customizer223,9695826k+Text Domain Mismatch
#218Customize Feeds for Twitter22921714k+Non-prefixed global variable
#219Ultimeter227511,3441k+Non-prefixed global variable
#220Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash2253999420k+Output is not escaped
#221UpStream: a Project Management Plugin for WordPress22683703600Non-prefixed global variable
#222URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener221,5202,68910k+Non-prefixed global variable
#223Welcart e-Commerce2210,37810,93110k+Text Domain Mismatch
#224Walker Core221,3511,436800Non-prefixed global variable
#225WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce224,7545,05420k+Non-prefixed global variable
#226WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce221,9341,96610k+Non-prefixed global variable
#227WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace2255967510k+Non-prefixed global variable
#228Advanced AJAX Product Filters222,6831,20550k+Text Domain Mismatch
#229Simple Shopping Cart2279653610k+Unsafe printing function
#230ManageWP Worker225075651m+Non-prefixed class
#231WP Affiliate Disclosure221,3581,5041k+Non-prefixed global variable
#232Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster222,0302,485100k+Non-prefixed global variable
#233Master Accordion ( Former WP Awesome FAQ Plugin )221,7741,286700Non-prefixed global variable
#234WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square228931,8281k+Non-prefixed global variable
#235WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe)225916271k+Output is not escaped
#236WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress222756835k+Nonce verification recommended
#237WP Umbrella: Update Backup Restore & Monitoring2291891670k+Exception output is not escaped
#238AidWP – Donation & Payment Forms (Stripe Powered)221,3171,675800Non-prefixed global variable
#239WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript221642579k+Non-prefixed constant
#240WP-WebAuthn229573962k+Exception output is not escaped
#241WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder229961,3992k+Non-prefixed global variable
#242WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell225,9962,7905k+Text Domain Mismatch
#243ShopWP22430225700Text Domain Mismatch
#244WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags221,4074125k+Missing Translators Comment
#245WUPO Group Attributes for WooCommerce225921,391400Non-prefixed global variable
#246YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search224081,65930k+Non-prefixed global variable
#247Recipe Cards For Your Food Blog from Zip Recipes221,1261,7311k+Non-prefixed global variable
#248Print Labels with Barcodes. Create price tags, product labels, order labels for WooCommerce231,1851,0271k+Text Domain Mismatch
#249Gutenberg Blocks – ACF Blocks Suite231,0971,449400Non-prefixed global variable
#250Advanced Custom Fields: Extended231,885329100k+Text Domain Mismatch