Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS

Speed up your WordPress site with one-click optimizations like Page Cache, Critical CSS, and Image CDN to improve Core Web Vitals.

v4.6.1AutomatticUpdated Added 200k+ installs94% rating75% support resolved
29
Score
647
Errors
248
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance94
Maintainability27

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

895 findings

I18n

583

2 issue groups

Maintainability

234

14 issue groups

Security

73

2 issue groups

Performance

4

2 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'jetpack-boost' but got 'jetpack-admin-ui'.582
Category
I18n
Occurrences
582
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'jetpack-boost' but got 'jetpack-admin-ui'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'jitm_' . $envelope->CTA->hook".61
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
61
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'jitm_' . $envelope->CTA->hook".

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.54
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
54
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $custom_table_name used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$custom_table_name assigned unsafely at line 614.41
Category
Security
Occurrences
41
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $custom_table_name used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$custom_table_name assigned unsafely at line 614.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().37
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
37
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecurityException Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Debug: Attempting to create {$this->action} nonce before the user is set."'.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Debug: Attempting to create {$this->action} nonce before the user is set."'.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;31
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$boost_css_concatenate".11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta valueDetected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS" - contains the restricted term "jetpack" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "jetpack" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for jetpack".

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Jetpack Boost".

WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins

Score History

First score snapshot

v4.6.1

29

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Findings
895
Errors
647
Warnings
248
Check
2.0.0

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