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v7.8.1LiteSpeed TechnologiesUpdated Added 7m+ installs96% rating72% support resolved
35
Score
286
Errors
893
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security40
Repo82
Performance100
Maintainability18

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,179 findings

Maintainability

801

14 issue groups

I18n

276

5 issue groups

Security

99

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$__admin_display".672
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
672
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.254
Category
I18n
Occurrences
254
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.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $_c used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$_c assigned unsafely at line 263.99
Category
Security
Occurrences
99
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $_c used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$_c assigned unsafely at line 263.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().79
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
79
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "run_litespeed_cache".15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Best available WordPress performance, globally fast TTFB, easy setup, and %smore%s!'.11
Category
I18n
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Best available WordPress performance, globally fast TTFB, easy setup, and %smore%s!'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant FoundGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "big_image_size_threshold".8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouragedThe use of function ini_set() is discouraged5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

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ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $reason['id']

WARNINGMaintainabilityVariable Constant Name Found3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_post_status_viewable()" requires WordPress 5.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.

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 copy(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'litespeed-cache' but got 'litespeed'.

ERRORMaintainabilityapplication detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Application files are not permitted.

ERRORSupply Chainhidden files1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

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: 6.9 < 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.

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

Score History

First score snapshot

v7.8.1

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Findings
1,179
Errors
286
Warnings
893
Check
2.0.0

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