FlatPM – Ad Manager, AdSense and Custom Code

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v3.2.3Mikhail FlatUpdated Added 10k+ installs92% rating
25
Score
3,017
Errors
557
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance94
Maintainability15

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

3,574 findings

I18n

1,772

3 issue groups

Security

1,312

8 issue groups

Maintainability

473

13 issue groups

Performance

6

1 issue group

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'flatpm-wp' but got 'flatpm_l10n'.1,717
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1,717
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'flatpm-wp' but got 'flatpm_l10n'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.1,121
Category
Security
Occurrences
1,121
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$abgroup".422
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
422
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$additional_data'.104
Category
Security
Occurrences
104
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().54
Category
I18n
Occurrences
54
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['fpm_filters'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['fpm_filters'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.29
Category
Security
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['folder']. Check that the array index exists before using it.21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_custom_box_flat_pm".14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_custom_box_flat_pm".

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.8
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.

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WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude6
Category
Performance
Occurrences
6
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityABSPATHDetected5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Writing files using ABSPATH may be problematic. Consider using wp_upload_dir() instead if storing user data or generated files.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['noncename_flat_pm']

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

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.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 515.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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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Errors
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Warnings
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