Better User Search is a must have plugin if you're running WooCommerce. Without it, you're stuck trying to remember every
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
46
12 issue groups
Maintainability
16
7 issue groups
Repo Compliance
4
4 issue groups
I18n
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $insert_sql9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $insert_sql
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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().5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- 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 preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$mktable} at "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {$mktable} (meta_key VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL);"5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$mktable} at "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {$mktable} (meta_key VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL);"
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.4
- 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'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['action']4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['action']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['s']. Check that the array index exists before using it.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['s']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$sql used without escaping.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$sql used without escaping.
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WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 7.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Better_User_Search".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 4.4 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header invalid author uri1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The "Author URI" header in the plugin file is not valid.
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
4
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.1
39
Latest
- Findings
- 68
- Errors
- 24
- Warnings
- 44
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39 | 68 | 24 | 44 | v1.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
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