Broken Link Notifier

Get notifications when a visitor loads a page with broken links

v1.3.8PluginRxUpdated Added 1k+ installs96% rating100% support resolved
40
Score
11
Errors
193
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

204 findings

Maintainability

158

6 issue groups

Security

44

11 issue groups

I18n

2

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$HELPERS".120
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
120
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $placeholders at "DELETE FROM $table_name WHERE id IN ($placeholders)"17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $placeholders at "DELETE FROM $table_name WHERE id IN ($placeholders)"

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 162.9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 162.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$link_actions'.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found !==3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "the_content".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['search']2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 2.

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v1.3.8

40

Latest

Findings
204
Errors
11
Warnings
193
Check
2.0.0

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