SilentShield – the invisible shield against spam. Spam is the weed of the internet. It clogs your forms, steals your time, and corrupts your data.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
170
6 issue groups
Maintainability
156
13 issue groups
Security
115
6 issue groups
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $prepare_stmt used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$prepare_stmt assigned unsafely at line 107.67
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 67
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $prepare_stmt used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$prepare_stmt assigned unsafely at line 107.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().57
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $field_name55
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 55
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $field_name
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.52
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 52
- 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().42
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 42
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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.35
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 35
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table} at "DELETE FROM {$table} WHERE ts < %s"33
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table} at "DELETE FROM {$table} WHERE ts < %s"
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'captcha-for-contact-form-7' but got 'captcha-for-contact-7-captcha'.16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'captcha-for-contact-form-7' but got 'captcha-for-contact-7-captcha'.
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bg'.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$bg'.
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ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$s", but got "%d, %s" in 'The Limit %d for URLs has been reached. Remove the %s to continue.'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "str_starts_with()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.2.0.
ERRORMaintainabilityNot Allowed2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 2.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
WARNINGSecurityRecommended2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)" - contains the restricted term "woocommerce" which cannot be used within in your plugin name, unless your plugin name contains one of the allowed patterns: "for woocommerce", "with woocommerce", "using woocommerce", or "and woocommerce". The term must still not appear anywhere else in your name.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.7.3
24
Latest
- Findings
- 450
- Errors
- 236
- Warnings
- 214
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 450 | 236 | 214 | v2.7.3 | 2.0.0 |
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