Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can create beautiful buttons, share buttons and social icons.
25
Score
626
Errors
404
Warnings
+2
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
651
12 issue groups
Maintainability
310
11 issue groups
I18n
36
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a class='nav-tab $active' href='$link'>$name</a>"'.277
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 277
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a class='nav-tab $active' href='$link'>$name</a>"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$admin".149
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 149
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$admin".
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.124
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 124
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$name {$val} is not a number."'.91
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 91
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$name {$val} is not a number."'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'mb-url-' . $button_id".43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'mb-url-' . $button_id".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger errortrigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.36
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.25
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment23
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 23
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 209.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text13
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sSupport Forums%s.'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET["page"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET["page"]
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DEFAULT_BR_TEXT".
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
157
External assets
1
Incoming endpoints
6
Notable Domains
scssphp.github.io46 · outbound
php.net13 · outbound
maxbuttons.com12 · outbound
sourceforge.net4 · outbound
en.wikipedia.org2 · outbound
maxfoundry.com2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
opensource.org46 · platform/reference
wordpress.org10 · platform/reference
w3.org7 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
codex.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
fonts.googleapis.com1 · asset
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_maxbuttons_front_csspublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints5
wp_ajax_getAjaxButtonsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_maxajaxauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_maxbuttons_front_cssauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_mb_button_actionauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_set_review_notice_statusauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
2 score snapshots
v9.8.6
25
Latest
- Findings
- 1,030
- Errors
- 626
- Warnings
- 404
- Check
- 2.0.0
v9.8.5
23
Score
- Findings
- 1,064
- Errors
- 655
- Warnings
- 409
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25 | 1,030 | 626 | 404 | v9.8.6 | 2.0.0 |
| 23 | 1,064 | 655 | 409 | v9.8.5 | 2.0.0 |
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