Academy LMS is the top-rated WordPress LMS plugin — create, sell & manage online courses with AI, quizzes, certificates & multi-instructor tools.
61
Score
18
Errors
521
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security46
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability54
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
526
8 issue groups
Security
12
6 issue groups
I18n
1
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$announcement".487
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 487
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$announcement".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;16
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global symbolThe "academy/course" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "academy/course" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ids at \t\t\tWHERE c.comment_ID IN ($ids)"4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ids at \t\t\tWHERE c.comment_ID IN ($ids)"
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 151.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 151.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished PrepareReplacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong NumberIncorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 2 replacement parameters, expected 1.1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 2 replacement parameters, expected 1.
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ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['attempt']
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
288
External assets
1
Incoming endpoints
11
Notable Domains
yamasoft.com12 · outbound
code.google.com10 · outbound
microsoft.com10 · outbound
gs1uk.org8 · outbound
academylms.net6 · outbound
youtube.com6 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com145 · platform/reference
w3.org13 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
bpm1.com1 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_public
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints10
admin_post_academy_quizzes_start_quizauthenticated
admin_post
admin_post_academy_quizzes_submit_quizauthenticated
admin_post
wp_ajax_academy/addons/get_all_addonsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_academy/addons/saved_addon_statusauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_academy/delete_qaauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_academy/insert_qaauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_academy/shortcode/search_form_handlerauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_academy/update_qaauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_insights_deactivate_sendauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_insights_optinauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
5 score snapshots
v3.8.5
61
Latest
- Findings
- 539
- Errors
- 18
- Warnings
- 521
- Check
- 2.0.0
v3.8.4
61
Score
- Findings
- 538
- Errors
- 18
- Warnings
- 520
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 61 | 539 | 18 | 521 | v3.8.5 | 2.0.0 |
| 61 | 538 | 18 | 520 | v3.8.4 | 2.0.0 |
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