LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes

Complete e-learning platform to sell online courses, protect lessons, offer memberships, and quiz students. WP Learning Management System.

v10.0.7LifterLMSUpdated Added 10k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
24
Score
414
Errors
1,176
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance85
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,590 findings

Maintainability

1,029

17 issue groups

I18n

264

1 issue group

Security

196

6 issue groups

Performance

12

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$access_expiration".395
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
395
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.264
Category
I18n
Occurrences
264
Severity
error

Sample message

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.171
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Maintainability
Occurrences
171
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().166
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Maintainability
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166
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.116
Category
Security
Occurrences
116
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.42
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
42
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'_llms_achievement_title' . $this->id".41
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
41
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'_llms_achievement_title' . $this->id".

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$authorization_filter".39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_llms_add_user_info_to_merge_buttons".38
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $args['orderby'] used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$args['orderby'] used without escaping.34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $args['orderby'] used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$args['orderby'] used without escaping.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key27
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Maintainability
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27
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query26
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Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilityblock api version too low18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[$field['id']] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<div {$this->render_attributes( '_root' )}>"'.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_sql

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude12
Category
Performance
Occurrences
12
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable {$from_joins_where} at &quot;SELECT COUNT(*) {$from_joins_where}&quot;

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

41 domains

Outbound calls

295

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

4

Notable Domains

lifterlms.com94 · outbound
schemas.wp.org18 · outbound
fontawesome.io16 · outbound
stackoverflow.com6 · outbound
academy.lifterlms.com5 · outbound
developer.lifterlms.com5 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org44 · platform/reference
github.com36 · platform/reference
wordpress.org11 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

youtube.com2 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints3
wp_ajax_llms_authenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_llms_review_dismissauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_llms_widget_authenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

3 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 09:35 PM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v10.0.5 Plugin Check 2.0.0 414 errors, 1,177 warningsJun 22, 2026, 06:37 PM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v10.0.6 Plugin Check 2.0.0 414 errors, 1,176 warningsJun 23, 2026, 03:43 PM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v10.0.7 Plugin Check 2.0.0 414 errors, 1,176 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 23, 2026

v10.0.7

24

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Findings
1,590
Errors
414
Warnings
1,176
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2.0.0

v10.0.6

24

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Findings
1,590
Errors
414
Warnings
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2.0.0

v10.0.5

24

Score

Findings
1,591
Errors
414
Warnings
1,177
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2.0.0

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