reCaptcha by BestWebSoft

Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.

v1.87bestwebsoftUpdated 2026-04-24Added Feb 7, 2014100k+ installs78% rating100% support resolved
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Score
474
Errors
272
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability23

Top Issues by Category

i18n444
maintainability179
security107

Issues Details

746 issues found in latest scan

ERROR401
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'google-captcha' but got 'bestwebsoft'.

WARNING50
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING49
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING38
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR38
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING20
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING18
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING17
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR15
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING11
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

WARNING10
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

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.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING9
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING5
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$offset} at "SELECT * FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}gglcptch_allowlist`{$where}{$order_by}{$order} LIMIT {$this->per_page}{$offset}"

ERROR4
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR4
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING4
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_debug_backtrace

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

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING2
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

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.

WARNING2
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$where assigned unsafely at line 273.

ERROR2
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $list used in $wpdb->query()\n$list assigned unsafely at line 389.

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Errors

474

Warnings

272

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v1.87 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

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Warnings
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Plugin Check
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