Hyper Cache

Hyper Cache is a performant and easy to configure cache system for WordPress.

v3.4.4Stefano LissaUpdated Added 8k+ installs90% rating
45
Score
36
Errors
100
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security20
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability52

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

136 findings

Maintainability

91

16 issue groups

Security

43

5 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$base".52
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
52
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlinkunlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['page']14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['page']

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['options']. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['page'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse urlparse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.4
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory WritePlugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HyperCache".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HyperCache".

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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ERRORMaintainabilityEcho Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo esc_html ..." but found "<?= esc_html ..."

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

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 Function Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;hc_size&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;cache_buffer&quot;.

WARNINGSecurityMissing1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations readfile1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: readfile().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations touch1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: touch().

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

Score History

First score snapshot

v3.4.4

45

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Findings
136
Errors
36
Warnings
100
Check
2.0.0

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