Assistant is a plugin that allows you to work more efficiently. It provides you shortcuts to common admin tasks on the front-end of your website.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
149
12 issue groups
Maintainability
39
11 issue groups
I18n
21
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$alias'.60
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 60
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$alias'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().14
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE[$token_key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE[$token_key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$token_key]12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$token_key]
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<span style='{$styles}'><span style='{$dot}; background-color: {$term['color']}'></span>{$term['label']}</span>"'.11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<span style='{$styles}'><span style='{$dot}; background-color: {$term['color']}'></span>{$term['label']}</span>"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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().8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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.7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- 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.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['fl-asst-customizer-preview-init']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$id} at "INSERT INTO {$wpdb->postmeta} (post_id, meta_key, meta_value) values ({$id}, '{$meta_key}', '{$meta_value}')"
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl file create3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $id used in $wpdb->query()\n$id assigned unsafely at line 274.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $new_post_id used in $wpdb->query()\n$new_post_id assigned unsafely at line 322.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $subqueries
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.5.4.2
34
Latest
- Findings
- 221
- Errors
- 124
- Warnings
- 97
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34 | 221 | 124 | 97 | v1.5.4.2 | 2.0.0 |
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