Easy Affiliate Links

Easily manage and cloak all your affiliate links.

v3.9.0BrechtUpdated Added 7k+ installs84% rating
30
Score
186
Errors
198
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability26

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

384 findings

Maintainability

242

11 issue groups

Security

128

12 issue groups

I18n

7

2 issue groups

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;75
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
75
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active".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".

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_rest_url()" requires WordPress 4.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.35
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
35
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_rest_url()" requires WordPress 4.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.5.0.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$column_select_options'.33
Category
Security
Occurrences
33
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecuritylike escape Foundlike_escape() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.0.0. Use wpdb::esc_like() instead.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

like_escape() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.0.0. Use wpdb::esc_like() instead.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['csv']['tmp_name']14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['csv']['tmp_name']

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
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().11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORSecurityNot Prepared11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $ids

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['eafl_import'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing Function8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 169.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 69.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to _n() 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found3
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_easy_affiliate_links".

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table at "SHOW TABLES LIKE '$table'"

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityWp count terms Param2Found2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The parameter "$args" at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 21, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC
Plugin version
v3.9.0
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v3.9.0

30

Latest

Findings
384
Errors
186
Warnings
198
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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