Event Genius – Event Management, Events Calendar, Registration, and RSVP

Event management plugin for WordPress with built-in registrations, recurring events, tickets, and calendars. Reliable and complete.

v1.14Event GeniusUpdated Added 500 installs94% rating100% support resolved
25
Score
180
Errors
1,560
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,740 findings

Maintainability

1,270

12 issue groups

Security

420

11 issue groups

I18n

38

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_evge_day_event".1,010
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,010
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_evge_day_event".

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $escaped_where at \t\t\tWHERE $escaped_where\n115
Category
Security
Occurrences
115
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $escaped_where at \t\t\tWHERE $escaped_where\n

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().110
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
110
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$about_item['event_id']'.58
Category
Security
Occurrences
58
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $escaped_where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$escaped_where assigned unsafely at line 249.57
Category
Security
Occurrences
57
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $escaped_where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$escaped_where assigned unsafely at line 249.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.55
Category
Security
Occurrences
55
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.50
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql49
Category
Security
Occurrences
49
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.35
Category
I18n
Occurrences
35
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.29
Category
Security
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log27
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
27
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[$param]

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Only string and integer are allowed values for enum {$enumClass}."'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[$param] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "litespeed_purge_post".

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Looking to translate more text? Check out our guide on using %sLocoTranslate%s for easy translation management.'.

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

7 domains

Outbound calls

228

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

70

Notable Domains

fontawesome.com99 · outbound
wpeventgenius.com11 · outbound
maps.google.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org112 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

google.com5 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

/wp-json/evge/v1/upcoming-eventsREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/wp-event-genius/v1/attendee-list/event-fieldsREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/wp-event-genius/v1/attendee-list/previewREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/wp-event-genius/v1/calendar/previewREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/wp-event-genius/v1/registration-form/previewREST

register_rest_route

wp_ajax_nopriv_evge_calendar_navigationpublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints53
wp_ajax_evge_calendar_navigationauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_cancel_request_confirmauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_check_series_queueauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_check_series_queue_after_saveauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_create_fieldauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_create_form_modal_contentauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_create_new_formauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_delete_calendar_modalauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_delete_fieldauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_dismiss_post_editor_blocks_noticeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_event_actions_modal_contentauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_evge_frontend_notice_dismissauthenticated

wp_ajax

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Score History

First score snapshot

v1.14

25

Latest

Findings
1,740
Errors
180
Warnings
1,560
Check
2.0.0

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