BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT

WordPress AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT for your website. It automates Customer Support, Lead Generation, Bookings, Marketing, eCommerce, etc.

v1.5.4botpenguinUpdated Added 700 installs0% rating
56
Score
12
Errors
7
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security24
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability95

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

19 findings

Security

15

6 issue groups

Maintainability

3

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$custom_js'.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['footertext']. Check that the array index exists before using it.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['footertext'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['footertext'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityPlugin menu slug uses __FILE__Using __FILE__ for menu slugs risks exposing filesystem structure.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using __FILE__ for menu slugs risks exposing filesystem structure.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued ScriptScripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "BotPenguin - Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Botpenguin".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "BotPenguin - Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Botpenguin".

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 6.9 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

10 domains

Outbound calls

10

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

botpenguin.com2 · outbound
app.botpenguin.com1 · outbound
facebook.com1 · outbound
help.botpenguin.com1 · outbound
instagram.com1 · outbound
linkedin.com1 · outbound

External Asset Domains

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.5.4

56

Latest

Findings
19
Errors
12
Warnings
7
Check
2.0.0

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