PluginScore

Brightcove Video Connect

Brightcove integration plugin, manage your Brightcove video cloud from within WordPress, using the latest APIs

v2.8.8brightcoveUpdated Added 600 installs68% rating
brightcovevideovideos
35
Score
580
Errors
235
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability53

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

815 findings

I18n

566

3 issue groups

Security

174

4 issue groups

Maintainability

74

11 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'brightcove-video-connect' but got 'brightcove'.555
Category
I18n
Occurrences
555
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'brightcove-video-connect' but got 'brightcove'.

WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatchReference
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar60
Category
Security
Occurrences
60
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.49
Category
Security
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BC_API".33
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BC_API".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['account']. Check that the array index exists before using it.30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bc_video_query_terms".10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bc_video_query_terms".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().10
Category
I18n
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomainReference
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "do_action_deprecated()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.2.0.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "do_action_deprecated()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.2.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bc_accounts".

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

missing_direct_file_access_protectionReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

outdated_tested_upto_headerReference
WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "brightcove", expected "brightcove-video-connect".

textdomain_mismatchReference

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

19 domains

Outbound calls

74

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

12

Notable Domains

jqueryui.com40 · outbound
apis.support.brightcove.com3 · outbound
studio.brightcove.com3 · outbound
cms.api.brightcove.com2 · outbound
docs.brightcove.com2 · outbound
players.api.brightcove.com2 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

core.trac.wordpress.org4 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

players.brightcove.net6 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints12
admin_post_brightcove-add-labelauthenticated

admin_post

admin_post_brightcove-delete-labelauthenticated

admin_post

admin_post_brightcove-edit-labelauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_bc_caption_uploadauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_media_deleteauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_media_playersauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_media_queryauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_media_updateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_media_uploadauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_poster_uploadauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_resolve_shortcodeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_bc_thumb_uploadauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v2.8.8

35

Latest

Findings
815
Errors
580
Warnings
235
Check
2.0.0

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