The Copyscape Premium plugin lets you check if a WordPress post is unique before it's published, by searching for duplicate content on the web.
40
Score
148
Errors
133
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability77
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
206
9 issue groups
Maintainability
73
6 issue groups
I18n
1
1 issue group
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $_POST74
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 74
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $_POST
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$balancerow'.66
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 66
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$balancerow'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.32
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 32
- 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().31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['caller_button']. Check that the array index exists before using it.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['caller_button']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_enqueue_media()" requires WordPress 3.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "wp_enqueue_media()" requires WordPress 3.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ajax_copyscape_checkpost".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
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.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $tbl_name at "show tables like '$tbl_name'"
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
9
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
copyscape.com9 · outbound
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_copyscape_checkauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.4.2
40
Latest
- Findings
- 281
- Errors
- 148
- Warnings
- 133
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 281 | 148 | 133 | v1.4.2 | 2.0.0 |
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