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39
Score
16
Errors
203
Warnings
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Category Scores
Security8
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability51
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
169
15 issue groups
Security
48
6 issue groups
I18n
1
1 issue group
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_tab".71
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 71
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_tab".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 31
- 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().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.30
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 30
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory WritePlugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dfwp_firewall_log_filter_types".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dfwp_firewall_log_filter_types".
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['edit_imageId'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['edit_imageId'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var exportvar_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['edit_imageId']
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "DefendWP Firewall" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
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.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_register_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter remove_placeholder_escape( $wpdb->prepare( 'REPLACE INTO %i (`name`, `value`) VALUES(%s, %s)', $this->options_table_name, $name, $value ) ) ) used in $wpdb->query()
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$name".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
debug_backtrace() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated function: seems_utf81
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
seems_utf8() has been deprecated since WordPress version 6.9.0. Use wp_is_valid_utf8() instead.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: auto_update_plugin
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.6
39
Latest
- Findings
- 219
- Errors
- 16
- Warnings
- 203
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39 | 219 | 16 | 203 | v1.1.6 | 2.0.0 |
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