Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can create beautiful buttons, share buttons and social icons.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
653
11 issue groups
Maintainability
307
10 issue groups
I18n
61
4 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>"'.280
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 280
- 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".148
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 148
- 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 similar27
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 27
- 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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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().
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment21
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 21
- 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.
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.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET["page"]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text13
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sSupport Forums%s.'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET["page"]
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch11
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'maxbuttons' but got "maxbuttons-pro".
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().
External Connections
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v9.8.5
23
Latest
- Findings
- 1,064
- Errors
- 655
- Warnings
- 409
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23 | 1,064 | 655 | 409 | v9.8.5 | 2.0.0 |
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