Prevent spam on your Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) v5 frontend forms with Google reCAPTCHA.
34
Score
104
Errors
53
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability52
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
58
4 issue groups
Maintainability
48
15 issue groups
Security
47
6 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-custom-fields-recaptcha-field' but got 'acf-recaptcha'.36
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-custom-fields-recaptcha-field' but got 'acf-recaptcha'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$field['name']'.27
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$field['name']'.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().17
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "acf_recaptcha_add_admin_menu".15
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "acf_recaptcha_add_admin_menu".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_acfform']5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_acfform']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_acfform']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_acfform']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['_acfform'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['_acfform'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$file".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Advanced Custom Fields: reCAPTCHA Field" - contains the restricted term "advanced-custom-fields" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "advanced-custom-fields" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for advanced-custom-fields".
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_current_screen()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "acf_field_recaptcha".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ACF_RECAPTCHA_ABSPATH".
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt array1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
27
External assets
2
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com5 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
raw.githubusercontent.com2 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.3.3
34
Latest
- Findings
- 157
- Errors
- 104
- Warnings
- 53
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34 | 157 | 104 | 53 | v1.3.3 | 2.0.0 |
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