Health Check identifies common problems, and helps you troubleshoot plugin and theme conflicts.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
235
8 issue groups
I18n
196
1 issue group
Maintainability
69
13 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().196
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 196
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.56
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['wp-health-check-disable-plugins']54
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 54
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['wp-health-check-disable-plugins']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['wp-health-check-disable-plugins'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar54
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 54
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_COOKIE['wp-health-check-disable-plugins'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$actions'.34
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$actions'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$controls".27
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 27
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$controls".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.21
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['email']. Check that the array index exists before using it.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['email']. 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: "get_user_count".7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_user_count".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "debug_information".7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "debug_information".
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WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_user_count()" requires WordPress 4.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.4.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_Debug_Data".
WARNINGMaintainabilityprevent path disclosure phpinfo1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
phpinfo() can lead to full path disclosure.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.6 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme reserved contributors1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Contributors" header in the readme file contains reserved username(s). Found: "wordpressdotorg"
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.7.1
35
Latest
- Findings
- 502
- Errors
- 264
- Warnings
- 238
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 502 | 264 | 238 | v1.7.1 | 2.0.0 |
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