Allows you to easily manage the frequency of the WordPress heartbeat API.
35
Score
27
Errors
18
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security50
Repo82
Performance100
Maintainability74
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
17
13 issue groups
I18n
15
1 issue group
Security
10
5 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().15
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HBC_PLUGIN_PATH".3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HBC_PLUGIN_PATH".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionThe use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$errors'.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$errors'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. Check that the array index exists before using it.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detectedLinking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded ContentFound call to wp_register_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_register_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
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ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_doing_ajax".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$heading_tag".
ERRORMaintainabilityapplication detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Application files are not permitted.
ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.
ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Hidden files are not permitted.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Heartbeat Control" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Heartbeat Control by WP Rocket".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.3 < 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 parser warnings too many tags1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Heartbeat Control by WP Rocket" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "wp_parse_url()" requires WordPress 4.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.6.0.
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.0.1
35
Latest
- Findings
- 45
- Errors
- 27
- Warnings
- 18
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 45 | 27 | 18 | v2.0.1 | 2.0.0 |
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