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v3.3.0wecantrackUpdated Added 3k+ installs100% rating
39
Score
23
Errors
113
Warnings
+3
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability70

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

136 findings

Maintainability

65

10 issue groups

Security

65

9 issue groups

I18n

6

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$browser".26
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['file']['name']14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['file']['name']

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "esc_xml()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "esc_xml()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'af_link_report_tab_' . $this->get_current_tab()".13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'af_link_report_tab_' . $this->get_current_tab()".

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['end_date'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['end_date'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['file']['name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['file']['name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $field['description']6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax queryDetected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

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WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $expression used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$expression assigned unsafely at line 167.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_name at "TRUNCATE TABLE $table_name"

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

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: "RandomColor".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "AFL_PRO".

ERRORSecurityOutput 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 '$class'.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

23 domains

Outbound calls

84

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

1

Notable Domains

hexmen.com14 · outbound
jqplot.com12 · outbound
codecanyon.net6 · outbound
stackoverflow.com5 · outbound
kendsnyder.com3 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org6 · platform/reference
opensource.org6 · platform/reference
github.com5 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_af_link_additional_settingsauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

+3
1007550250Jun 21, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC Score 36/100 Plugin v3.2.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 26 errors, 136 warningsJul 1, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC Score 39/100 Plugin v3.3.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 23 errors, 113 warningsJun 21, 2026Jul 1, 2026

v3.3.0

39

Latest

Findings
136
Errors
23
Warnings
113
Check
2.0.0

v3.2.1

36

Score

Findings
162
Errors
26
Warnings
136
Check
2.0.0

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