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v4.6.2Papin SchipperUpdated Added 7k+ installs94% rating0% support resolved
33
Score
118
Errors
57
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance93
Maintainability46

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

175 findings

Security

60

10 issue groups

Maintainability

56

10 issue groups

I18n

44

3 issue groups

Performance

5

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to esc_html__() 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.30
Category
I18n
Occurrences
30
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"'>\n'.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 '"'>\n'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().13
Category
I18n
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
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().11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_admin_notice()" requires WordPress 6.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.0.0.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_admin_notice()" requires WordPress 6.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.0.0.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST[$field] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[$field] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityUnsupported Identifier PlaceholderThe %i modifier is only supported in WP 6.2 or higher. Found: "%i".6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

The %i modifier is only supported in WP 6.2 or higher. Found: "%i".

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_name at "UPDATE $table_name SET onoroff = %s WHERE name = 'additionalpages'"4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_name at "UPDATE $table_name SET onoroff = %s WHERE name = 'additionalpages'"

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ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['post']

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude3
Category
Performance
Occurrences
3
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 16.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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Score History

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Errors
118
Warnings
57
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