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v2.3.12avertaUpdated 2025-11-03Added Feb 25, 201740k+ installs86% rating
33
Score
204
Errors
137
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance93
Maintainability55

Top Issues by Category

maintainability145
security113
i18n67
performance11

Issues Details

341 issues found in latest scan

ERROR103
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<dd>{$meta_value}</dd>"'.

WARNING101
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$_overview&quot;.

ERROR46
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR29
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR11
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING11
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

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.

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Enable it to display %s like button%s on gride template blog. Please note WP Ulike plugin needs to be activaited to use this option.'.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNING3
WordPress.WP.DiscouragedFunctions.wp_reset_query_wp_reset_query

wp_reset_query() is discouraged. Use wp_reset_postdata() instead.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.DiscouragedFunctions.query_posts_query_posts

query_posts() is discouraged. Use WP_Query instead.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: esc_attr( $next_label )

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

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.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_query

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r

print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

ERROR1
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

ERROR1
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

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Errors

204

Warnings

137

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.12 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.12

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Findings
341
Errors
204
Warnings
137
Plugin Check
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Model
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