Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)

Simple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.

v3.5.1Burst Statistics B.V.Updated Added 200k+ installs98% rating89% support resolved
69
Score
33
Errors
368
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security66
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability42

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

401 findings

Maintainability

368

9 issue groups

Security

32

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.162
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
162
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().147
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
147
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $date_regexp used in $wpdb->query()\n$date_regexp assigned unsafely at line 455.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $date_regexp used in $wpdb->query()\n$date_regexp assigned unsafely at line 455.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_ai_client_prompt()" requires WordPress 7.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.6.0.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_ai_client_prompt()" requires WordPress 7.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.6.0.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "disable_captions".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named filesFile and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress".

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ERRORRepo Compliancereadme invalid donate link1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Donate link" header in the readme file must be a valid URL.

Score History

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v3.5.1

69

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Findings
401
Errors
33
Warnings
368
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2.0.0

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