Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.
29
Score
474
Errors
272
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability23
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
444
4 issue groups
Maintainability
179
11 issue groups
Security
107
10 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'google-captcha' but got 'bestwebsoft'.401
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 401
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'google-captcha' but got 'bestwebsoft'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".50
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 50
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".49
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 49
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.38
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 38
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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.38
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 38
- 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.20
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().17
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 17
- 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 '$this'.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$this'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__CLASS__ . '_additional_import_export_options'".11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__CLASS__ . '_additional_import_export_options'".
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WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['page']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['gglcptch_hours']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
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}"
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $list
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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 name4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_shortcode_button_content".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
debug_backtrace() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $list used in $wpdb->query()\n$list assigned unsafely at line 389.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$where assigned unsafely at line 273.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.87
29
Latest
- Findings
- 746
- Errors
- 474
- Warnings
- 272
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29 | 746 | 474 | 272 | v1.87 | 2.0.0 |
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