BuddyForms is a versatile plugin that allows the creation of post forms, registration forms, profile forms, content forms, and supports file uploads.
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
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".
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>"'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.147
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 147
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.131
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 131
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PFBC_Load".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: "PFBC_Load".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".94
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 94
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Base".82
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 82
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Base".
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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$name]['name']. 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]['name']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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.
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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]['name']
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.
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.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain29
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer25
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
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: "bf_submission_column_default".
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch11
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'buddyforms' but got 'buddyform'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- 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.
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().
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
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'.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
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
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 20 | 2,848 | 736 | 2,112 | v2.9.0 | 2.0.0 |
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