Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience.
54
Score
17
Errors
33
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security30
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability78
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
26
10 issue groups
Security
15
5 issue groups
Repo Compliance
5
5 issue groups
I18n
4
2 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dsq_before_comments".6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dsq_before_comments".
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$api_data'.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$api_data'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta valueDetected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_disqus".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_disqus".
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'disqus-comment-system' but got 'disqus'.3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'disqus-comment-system' but got 'disqus'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Disqus Comment System" - contains the restricted term "disqus" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "disqus" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for disqus".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Disqus Comment System" - contains the restricted term "disqus" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "disqus" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for disqus".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$embed_vars".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$embed_vars".
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ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped2
- 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 '$js'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Disqus Comment System" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Disqus for WordPress".
ERRORRepo Complianceno license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
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 Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed short description1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.
WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "disqus", expected "disqus-comment-system".
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.1.4
54
Latest
- Findings
- 50
- Errors
- 17
- Warnings
- 33
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 54 | 50 | 17 | 33 | v3.1.4 | 2.0.0 |
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