Contact Form 7

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

v6.1.6Rock Lobster Inc.Updated 2026-05-15Added Aug 2, 200710m+ installs80% rating38% support resolved
69
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56
Errors
39
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security57
Repo100
Performance97
Maintainability67

Top Issues by Category

Issues Details

95 issues found in latest scan

ERROR55
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING5
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[$field]

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_query

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.

WARNING2
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

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.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.EnqueuedResourceOffloading.OffloadedContent

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

95

Errors

56

Warnings

39

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v6.1.6 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v6.1.6

69

Latest

Findings
95
Errors
56
Warnings
39
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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