GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform

Accept donations and begin fundraising with GiveWP, the highest rated WordPress donation plugin for online giving.

v4.16.0NexcessUpdated Added 100k+ installs92% rating92% support resolved
20
Score
3,437
Errors
3,577
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo75
Performance84
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

7,014 findings

Security

4,426

12 issue groups

Maintainability

1,787

12 issue groups

I18n

461

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 '" data-rf-row-count=\"{$fields_count}\""'.1,558
Category
Security
Occurrences
1,558
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" data-rf-row-count=\"{$fields_count}\""'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.722
Category
Security
Occurrences
722
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$actionText".660
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
660
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.461
Category
I18n
Occurrences
461
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.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.458
Category
Security
Occurrences
458
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['give_nl'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar394
Category
Security
Occurrences
394
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['give_nl']368
Category
Security
Occurrences
368
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['give_nl']

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.315
Category
Security
Occurrences
315
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.266
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
266
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.218
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
218
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

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ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped211
Category
Security
Occurrences
211
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching207
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
207
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated159
Category
Security
Occurrences
159
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$this->field->getName()]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection137
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
137
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared103
Category
Security
Occurrences
103
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $column FROM $this->table_name WHERE $column_where = %s LIMIT 1;"

ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag found73
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
73
Severity
error

Sample message

Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo $accessibleLabel ..." but found "<?= $accessibleLabel ..."

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared62
Category
Security
Occurrences
62
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function53
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
53
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_give_20_bc_get_new_payment_meta&quot;.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped48
Category
Security
Occurrences
48
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $auto_increment used in $wpdb->query()\n$auto_increment assigned unsafely at line 112.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace44
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
44
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value34
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name29
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$_post[&#039;hook&#039;]&quot;.

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect28
Category
Security
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version27
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
27
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.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

34 domains

Outbound calls

278

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

20

Notable Domains

docs.givewp.com45 · outbound
fb.me25 · outbound
give.local15 · outbound
givewp.com15 · outbound
gravatar.com4 · outbound
json-schema.org4 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

opensource.org60 · platform/reference
w3.org48 · platform/reference
github.com22 · platform/reference
wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
codex.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
translate.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
plugins.svn.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints20
wp_ajax_deactivation_form_submitauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_donor_manage_addressesauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_activate_addonauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_block_donation_form_search_resultsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_cache_flushauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_core_settings_importauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_deactivate_licenseauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_deactivation_popupauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_delete_payment_noteauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_donation_importauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_get_license_infoauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_give_hide_outdated_php_noticeauthenticated

wp_ajax

8 more hidden

Score History

3 score snapshots

+0
1007550250Jun 19, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC Score 20/100 Plugin v4.15.4 Plugin Check 2.0.0 3,435 errors, 3,580 warningsJun 22, 2026, 04:36 PM UTC Score 20/100 Plugin v4.15.5 Plugin Check 2.0.0 3,435 errors, 3,580 warningsJun 24, 2026, 05:34 PM UTC Score 20/100 Plugin v4.16.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 3,437 errors, 3,577 warningsJun 19, 2026Jun 24, 2026

v4.16.0

20

Latest

Findings
7,014
Errors
3,437
Warnings
3,577
Check
2.0.0

v4.15.5

20

Score

Findings
7,015
Errors
3,435
Warnings
3,580
Check
2.0.0

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