Email validation for Contact Form 7. Reduce registration spam with invalid email, block disposable and block free email.
35
Score
111
Errors
74
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability61
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
115
9 issue groups
Maintainability
48
10 issue groups
I18n
18
6 issue groups
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $datetime_started35
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 35
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $datetime_started
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$blacklisted_domains'.30
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 30
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$blacklisted_domains'.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 166.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 166.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- 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().9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['tab']
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory WritePlugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of __FILE__ or __DIR__ magic constant. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- 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 __FILE__ or __DIR__ magic constant. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['activate']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $options['custom_domain_error_message'] ?? 'This email address domain has been denied access.'
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Domain1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $plugin_name
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
19
External assets
2
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
Platform / Reference Domains
developer.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
cdnjs.cloudflare.com3 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_email_validator_for_contact_form_7_submit_feedbackauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.8.3
35
Latest
- Findings
- 185
- Errors
- 111
- Warnings
- 74
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 185 | 111 | 74 | v1.8.3 | 2.0.0 |
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