Buying Buddy IDX CRM – Real Estate MLS Plugin

Transform your WordPress site into a powerful real estate platform with seamless MLS integration, IDX search, and built-in CRM - no databases or techn …

v2.4.2Buying BuddyUpdated Added 500 installs100% rating
35
Score
71
Errors
240
Warnings
-2
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo85
Performance96
Maintainability64

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

311 findings

Security

244

6 issue groups

Maintainability

60

13 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

Performance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE["mbb-lacid"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar65
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Security
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65
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warning

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$_COOKIE["mbb-lacid"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['buyingbuddy_install_about']. Check that the array index exists before using it.57
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Security
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57
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warning

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$max_age'.46
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Security
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46
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error

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.34
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Security
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34
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warning

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Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST["acid"]24
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Security
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24
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warning

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Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST["acid"]

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded ContentOffloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.18
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Maintainability
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18
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error

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Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.18
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Security
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18
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warning

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Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$autoUpdates".13
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Maintainability
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13
Severity
warning

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".7
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Maintainability
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7
Severity
warning

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Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.5
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Maintainability
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5
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warning

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_buying_buddy".

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
Category
Maintainability
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2
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
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Maintainability
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2
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error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Buying Buddy IDX & CRM - Real Estate MLS Plugin" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
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Maintainability
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1
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warning

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Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'buying-buddy-idx-crm' but got 'buying-buddy'.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in1
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Performance
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Buying Buddy IDX CRM - Real Estate MLS Plugin" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Buying Buddy IDX & CRM - Real Estate MLS Plugin".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings requires php header ignored1
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Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Requires PHP" field was ignored. This field should only contain a PHP version such as "5.2.4" or "7.0".

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
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Repo Compliance
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

14 domains

Outbound calls

234

External assets

22

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

fontawesome.com144 · outbound
leadsandcontacts.com27 · outbound
buyingbuddy.com14 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org6 · platform/reference
github.com4 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

Incoming Endpoints

/wp-json/buyingbuddy/api/settings/(?P<acid>[\w-]+)REST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/buyingbuddy/api/widget-theme/(?P<acid>[\w-]+)(?:/(?P<theme_id>[\w-]+))?REST

register_rest_route

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 25, 2026, 09:07 PM UTC Score 37/100 Plugin v2.4.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 70 errors, 236 warningsJul 1, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC Score 35/100 Plugin v2.4.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 71 errors, 240 warningsJun 25, 2026Jul 1, 2026

v2.4.2

35

Latest

Findings
311
Errors
71
Warnings
240
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2.0.0

v2.4.1

37

Score

Findings
306
Errors
70
Warnings
236
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2.0.0

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