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Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)

BuddyForms is a versatile plugin that allows the creation of post forms, registration forms, profile forms, content forms, and supports file uploads.

v2.9.0ThemekraftUpdated Added 900 installs96% rating
User Registrationcustom formform builderformsregistration
20
Score
736
Errors
2,112
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo69
Performance95
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,848 findings

Maintainability

1,727

14 issue groups

Security

958

8 issue groups

I18n

79

3 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,197
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,197
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.526
Category
Security
Occurrences
526
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.147
Category
Security
Occurrences
147
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.131
Category
Security
Occurrences
131
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;PFBC_Load&quot;.116
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
116
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;PFBC_Load&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.94
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
94
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Base&quot;.82
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
82
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Base&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_default_comment_status()" requires WordPress 4.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.65
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
65
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_default_comment_status()" requires WordPress 4.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$name][&#039;name&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.63
Category
Security
Occurrences
63
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code foundNo PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.61
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
61
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

Internal.NoCodeFound
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized49
Category
Security
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment39
Category
I18n
Occurrences
39
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.

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsCommentReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version30
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain29
Category
I18n
Occurrences
29
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomainReference
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed25
Category
Security
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer25
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_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.

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch11
Category
I18n
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'buddyforms' but got 'buddyform'.

WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatchReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; 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.

WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirectReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscapedReference

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

45 domains

Outbound calls

283

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

15

Notable Domains

jqueryvalidation.org32 · outbound
trentrichardson.com10 · outbound
developer.mozilla.org8 · outbound
themekraft.com8 · outbound
docs.buddyforms.com5 · outbound
stackoverflow.com5 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com142 · platform/reference
w3.org9 · platform/reference
opensource.org2 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

checkout.freemius.com1 · asset
youtube.com1 · asset

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_bf_load_taxonomypublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints14
wp_ajax_bf_load_taxonomyauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_ajax_edit_postauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_close_submission_default_page_notificationauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_custom_form_templateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_display_form_elementauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_form_templateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_load_form_layoutauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_new_mail_notificationauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_new_pageauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_new_post_status_mail_notificationauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_post_types_taxonomiesauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_buddyforms_test_emailauthenticated

wp_ajax

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Score History

First score snapshot

v2.9.0

20

Latest

Findings
2,848
Errors
736
Warnings
2,112
Check
2.0.0

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