Divi Carousel Lite – 17+ Carousel Module

Divi Carousel Lite, the ultimate Divi Builder plugin with 17+ modules like image carousel, testimonial carousel, logo carousel, team carousel, and mor …

v1.6.3DiviCarouselsUpdated Added 10k+ installs78% rating
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967
Errors
1,275
Warnings
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Repo79
Performance100
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maintainability1,292
1Non Prefixed Variable FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFoundWARNING1,0642Non Prefixed Function FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFoundWARNING933Non Prefixed Class FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFoundWARNING554Non Prefixed Constant FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFoundWARNING335missing direct file access protectionmissing_direct_file_access_protectionERROR126Direct QueryWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQueryWARNING67strip tags strip tagsWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tagsERROR68No CachingWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCachingWARNING59Schema ChangeWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChangeWARNING210Non Prefixed Hookname FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFoundWARNING211Missing VersionWordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersionWARNING212plugin updater detectedplugin_updater_detectedERROR213trademarked termtrademarked_termWARNING214update modification detectedupdate_modification_detectedWARNING215wp function not compatible with requires wpwp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpERROR216Plugin Directory WritePluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.WriteFile.PluginDirectoryWriteERROR117Dynamic Hookname FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFoundWARNING118Non Prefixed Trait FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedTraitFoundWARNING119Not In FooterWordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooterWARNING1
security603
i18n339

Issues Details

2,242 issues found in latest scan

WARNING1,064
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR593
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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>"'.

ERROR338
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'carousels-slider-for-divi' but got 'dcs-divicarousel'.

WARNING93
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.

WARNING55
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;BaseDCSCarousel&quot;.

WARNING33
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;DCS_DIVICAROUSEL_PATH&quot;.

ERROR12
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR7
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

WARNING6
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNING5
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR2
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 605.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

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.

ERROR2
plugin_updater_detected

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

WARNING2
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Divi Carousel Lite - 17+ Carousel Module" - contains the restricted term "divi" 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 "divi" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for divi".

WARNING2
update_modification_detected

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

ERROR2
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_get_update_php_url()" requires WordPress 5.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.0.0.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

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.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.WriteFile.PluginDirectoryWrite

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using copy(). Detected usage of constant WP_PLUGIN_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;{$module_type}_update_check_locales&quot;.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedTraitFound

Traits declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;DCS_UTILS&quot;.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; 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.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

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.

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