WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain
Missing Arg Domain
A translation or text-domain pattern does not match WordPress internationalization expectations.
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.
References
Affected Plugins
| Rank | Plugin | Score | Errors | Warnings | Installs | Added | Updated | Top Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #201 | Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection | 22 | 977 | 1,840 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #202 | Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share | 22 | 1,689 | 233 | 100k+ | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #203 | ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF | 22 | 1,044 | 799 | 300k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #204 | Simple Job Board | 22 | 634 | 1,355 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #205 | Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin | 22 | 2,322 | 316 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #206 | Slim Jetpack | 22 | 2,586 | 1,947 | 2k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #207 | SNS Count Cache | 22 | 918 | 120 | 8k+ | Non Singular String Literal Domain | ||
| #208 | NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster | 22 | 2,408 | 1,133 | 30k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #209 | SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager | 22 | 460 | 2,242 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #210 | Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu | 22 | 674 | 678 | 3k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #211 | SVG Flags – Beautiful Scalable Flags For All Countries! | 22 | 755 | 1,251 | 2k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #212 | Swift Performance Lite | 22 | 2,346 | 1,325 | 7k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #213 | Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent | 22 | 225 | 519 | 8k+ | error log error log | ||
| #214 | 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer | 22 | 513 | 601 | 80k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #215 | The Moneytizer | 22 | 751 | 271 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #216 | Theme Editor | 22 | 798 | 685 | 50k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #217 | ThemeHunk Customizer | 22 | 3,969 | 582 | 6k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #218 | Customize Feeds for Twitter | 22 | 92 | 171 | 4k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #219 | Ultimeter | 22 | 751 | 1,344 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #220 | Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash | 22 | 539 | 994 | 20k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #221 | UpStream: a Project Management Plugin for WordPress | 22 | 683 | 703 | 600 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #222 | URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener | 22 | 1,520 | 2,689 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #223 | Welcart e-Commerce | 22 | 10,378 | 10,931 | 10k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #224 | Walker Core | 22 | 1,351 | 1,436 | 800 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #225 | WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce | 22 | 4,754 | 5,054 | 20k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #226 | WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce | 22 | 1,934 | 1,966 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #227 | WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace | 22 | 559 | 675 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #228 | Advanced AJAX Product Filters | 22 | 2,683 | 1,205 | 50k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #229 | Simple Shopping Cart | 22 | 796 | 536 | 10k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #230 | ManageWP Worker | 22 | 507 | 565 | 1m+ | Non-prefixed class | ||
| #231 | WP Affiliate Disclosure | 22 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #232 | Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster | 22 | 2,030 | 2,485 | 100k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #233 | Master Accordion ( Former WP Awesome FAQ Plugin ) | 22 | 1,774 | 1,286 | 700 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #234 | WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square | 22 | 893 | 1,828 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #235 | WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) | 22 | 591 | 627 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #236 | WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress | 22 | 275 | 683 | 5k+ | Nonce verification recommended | ||
| #237 | WP Umbrella: Update Backup Restore & Monitoring | 22 | 918 | 916 | 70k+ | Exception output is not escaped | ||
| #238 | AidWP – Donation & Payment Forms (Stripe Powered) | 22 | 1,317 | 1,675 | 800 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #239 | WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript | 22 | 164 | 257 | 9k+ | Non-prefixed constant | ||
| #240 | WP-WebAuthn | 22 | 957 | 396 | 2k+ | Exception output is not escaped | ||
| #241 | WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder | 22 | 996 | 1,399 | 2k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #242 | WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell | 22 | 5,996 | 2,790 | 5k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #243 | ShopWP | 22 | 430 | 225 | 700 | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #244 | WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags | 22 | 1,407 | 412 | 5k+ | Missing Translators Comment | ||
| #245 | WUPO Group Attributes for WooCommerce | 22 | 592 | 1,391 | 400 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #246 | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search | 22 | 408 | 1,659 | 30k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #247 | Recipe Cards For Your Food Blog from Zip Recipes | 22 | 1,126 | 1,731 | 1k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #248 | Print Labels with Barcodes. Create price tags, product labels, order labels for WooCommerce | 23 | 1,185 | 1,027 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #249 | Gutenberg Blocks – ACF Blocks Suite | 23 | 1,097 | 1,449 | 400 | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #250 | Advanced Custom Fields: Extended | 23 | 1,885 | 329 | 100k+ | Text Domain Mismatch |
