Hello Plus

Hello+ is a free WordPress plugin designed to work seamlessly with Elementor’s Hello suite of themes.

v1.7.8ElementorUpdated 2026-05-19Added Dec 5, 202480k+ installs60% rating
94
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15
Errors
38
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security100
Repo94
Performance92
Maintainability76

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Issues Details

53 issues found in latest scan

WARNING12
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNING9
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR9
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.

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_query

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "PLUGIN_FILE".

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR4
application_detected

Application files are not permitted.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.ShortURL.Found

Short URL detected (goo.gl). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

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53

Errors

15

Warnings

38

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.8 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.7.8

94

Latest

Findings
53
Errors
15
Warnings
38
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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