Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin

Advanced WordPress custom search plugin. Provides Search Form Customizer, WooCommerce Search, AJAX Search & Live Search support!

v5.5.15Vinod DalviUpdated Added 100k+ installs98% rating0% support resolved
24
Score
1,176
Errors
1,688
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance90
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,864 findings

Maintainability

1,543

9 issue groups

Security

950

12 issue groups

I18n

311

4 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,135
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,135
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.674
Category
Security
Occurrences
674
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().126
Category
I18n
Occurrences
126
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_settings['highlight_color']126
Category
I18n
Occurrences
126
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_settings['highlight_color']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.105
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
105
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.94
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
94
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.85
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
85
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.74
Category
Security
Occurrences
74
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.66
Category
Security
Occurrences
66
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_network()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.45
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
45
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_network()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.

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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment43
Category
I18n
Occurrences
43
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;lang&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found33
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query20
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecurityNot Prepared19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $placeholders

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text16
Category
I18n
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'No menu assigned to navigation menu location in the %sMenus screen%s.'.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[&#039;_is_ajax&#039;]

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 608.

WARNINGSecurityMissing13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;_is_ajax&#039;][&#039;nothing_found_text&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $is_index_table at &quot;SHOW TABLES LIKE &#039;$is_index_table&#039;&quot;

ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.

ERRORSecurityException Not Escaped9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 20, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC
Plugin version
v5.5.15
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v5.5.15

24

Latest

Findings
2,864
Errors
1,176
Warnings
1,688
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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