Follow members on your BuddyPress site with this nifty plugin.
38
Score
114
Errors
67
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo85
Performance100
Maintainability74
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
76
8 issue groups
I18n
71
5 issue groups
Maintainability
30
8 issue groups
Repo Compliance
4
4 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'buddypress-followers' but got 'bp-follow'.51
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'buddypress-followers' but got 'bp-follow'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_title']'.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.17
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 17
- 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.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $leader_ids at "SELECT leader_id, id FROM {$bp->follow->table_name} WHERE follower_id = %d AND leader_id IN ($leader_ids)"11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $leader_ids at "SELECT leader_id, id FROM {$bp->follow->table_name} WHERE follower_id = %d AND leader_id IN ($leader_ids)"
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['bp-activity-scope']9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['bp-activity-scope']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['bp-activity-scope'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['bp-activity-scope'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['uid']. Check that the array index exists before using it.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['uid']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
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ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The use of function create_function() is forbidden
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "BuddyPress Follow" - contains the restricted term "buddypress" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "buddypress" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for buddypress".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to _e().
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s, %3$s", but got "%s, %s, %s" in '%s is now following your activity.\n\nTo view %s\'s profile: %s'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings requires header ignored1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Requires at least" field was ignored. This field should only contain a valid WordPress version such as "7.0" or "6.9".
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings tested header ignored1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Tested up to" field was ignored. This field should only contain a valid WordPress version such as "7.0" or "7.1".
WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "bp-follow", expected "buddypress-followers".
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.2.2
38
Latest
- Findings
- 181
- Errors
- 114
- Warnings
- 67
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 181 | 114 | 67 | v1.2.2 | 2.0.0 |
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