Create Block Theme

A WordPress plugin to create block themes.

v2.10.0WordPress.orgUpdated Added 20k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
35
Score
43
Errors
5
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security59
Repo82
Performance100
Maintainability61

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

48 findings

Maintainability

38

12 issue groups

Security

7

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlinkunlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse urlparse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityNot AllowedUse of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '__'.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fcloseFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopenFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations freadFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fread().2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrename renamerename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown file2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unexpected markdown file "AGENTS.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations readfile1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSupply Chainhidden files1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme reserved contributors1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Contributors" header in the readme file contains reserved username(s). Found: "wordpressdotorg"

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 20, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC
Plugin version
v2.10.0
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v2.10.0

35

Latest

Findings
48
Errors
43
Warnings
5
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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