Cooked – Recipe Management

Cooked is the absolute best way to create & display recipes with WordPress. SEO optimized, galleries, timers, and much more.

v1.15.0Gora TechUpdated Added 3k+ installs78% rating100% support resolved
32
Score
462
Errors
275
Warnings
-1
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance94
Maintainability44

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

737 findings

Security

485

9 issue groups

Maintainability

207

10 issue groups

I18n

34

4 issue groups

Performance

4

2 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$author['name']'.231
Category
Security
Occurrences
231
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.176
Category
Security
Occurrences
176
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_cooked_settings".161
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
161
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_nutrition_facts['main']['carbs']['measurement']20
Category
I18n
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_nutrition_facts['main']['carbs']['measurement']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[$taxonomy] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[$taxonomy] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['csv_file']['name']14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['csv_file']['name']

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.11
Category
I18n
Occurrences
11
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.

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;

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
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.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
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 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.

ERRORSecurityLike Wildcards In Query With Placeholder1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

SQL wildcards for a LIKE query should be passed in through a replacement parameter and the variable part of the replacement should be escaped using "esc_like()". Found: like '%%%s%%'.

External Connections

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Score History

2 score snapshots

-1
1007550250Jun 21, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC Score 33/100 Plugin v1.14.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 412 errors, 271 warningsJun 22, 2026, 01:19 AM UTC Score 32/100 Plugin v1.15.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 462 errors, 275 warningsJun 21, 2026Jun 22, 2026

v1.15.0

32

Latest

Findings
737
Errors
462
Warnings
275
Check
2.0.0

v1.14.0

33

Score

Findings
683
Errors
412
Warnings
271
Check
2.0.0

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