Asgaros Forum is the best forum-plugin for WordPress! It comes with dozens of features in a beautiful design and stays simple and fast.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
345
10 issue groups
Maintainability
188
13 issue groups
I18n
31
1 issue group
Performance
8
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity_days_i18n'.116
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 116
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$activity_days_i18n'.
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.106
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 106
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$access".101
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 101
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$access".
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.45
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 45
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.31
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 31
- 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 Unslash$_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_cleared'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar29
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_cleared'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['forumfile']['size'][$index]. Check that the array index exists before using it.22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['forumfile']['size'][$index]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.19
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 19
- 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().19
- 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().
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$meta_compare} at " AND meta_value {$meta_compare} %s"14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$meta_compare} at " AND meta_value {$meta_compare} %s"
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude8
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "deleteData".
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['asgarosforum_unread_exclude']
ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $meta_sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$meta_sql assigned unsafely at line 156.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $this->asgarosforum->tables->posts used in $wpdb->get_var()
ERRORSecurityNot Prepared2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $meta_sql
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown file2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unexpected markdown file "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.4.0
31
Latest
- Findings
- 579
- Errors
- 167
- Warnings
- 412
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31 | 579 | 167 | 412 | v3.4.0 | 2.0.0 |
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