MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

Add newsletter signup forms to your WordPress site. Subscribers will be saved directly to your MailerLite account. Super easy to set up!

v1.7.25MailerLiteUpdated Added 100k+ installs60% rating0% support resolved
36
Score
430
Errors
158
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability59

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

588 findings

Security

372

9 issue groups

I18n

153

3 issue groups

Maintainability

62

11 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_widget']'.192
Category
Security
Occurrences
192
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['after_widget']'.

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'official-mailerlite-sign-up-forms' but got 'mailerlite'.151
Category
I18n
Occurrences
151
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'official-mailerlite-sign-up-forms' but got 'mailerlite'.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.52
Category
Security
Occurrences
52
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.42
Category
Security
Occurrences
42
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$post_key]19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[$post_key]

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST[$post_key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[$post_key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
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().16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['form_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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.

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "mailerlite", expected "official-mailerlite-sign-up-forms".

Score History

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Findings
588
Errors
430
Warnings
158
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