Falang is a WordPress multilingual plugin. Translate sites and WooCommerce content. Supports Google, Azure, DeepL and ChatGPT
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
1,113
11 issue groups
Maintainability
266
10 issue groups
I18n
42
3 issue groups
Performance
9
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$admin_links'.493
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 493
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$admin_links'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.156
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 156
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar156
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 156
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']121
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 121
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_menu_item_object".119
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 119
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_menu_item_object".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.68
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 68
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.53
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 53
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $alias at " $andor_op ($alias.meta_value $like_op %s)"
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain19
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $falang_model->get_option('azure_key','')
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $prefix used in $wpdb->query()\n$prefix assigned unsafely at line 108.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude9
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared8
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query_count
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_falang".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- 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.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query_count used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query_count assigned unsafely at line 209.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl error6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.4.4
22
Latest
- Findings
- 1,485
- Errors
- 716
- Warnings
- 769
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22 | 1,485 | 716 | 769 | v1.4.4 | 2.0.0 |
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