PDF Generator for WordPress Elementor

The ultimate WordPress PDF generator for Elementor. Easily export to PDF, add a download button, and convert WooCommerce products to PDF.

v2.2.0RedefiningTheWebUpdated Added 1k+ installs72% rating
24
Score
513
Errors
271
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

784 findings

Maintainability

433

19 issue groups

Security

324

6 issue groups

ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Call to undefined method $class::$name()"'.272
Category
Security
Occurrences
272
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Call to undefined method $class::$name()"'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$__composer_autoload_files".190
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
190
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;38
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
38
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named filesFile and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.31
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations freadFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fread().30
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
30
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"[$k]=>\"$v\", "'.21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"[$k]=>\"$v\", "'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DEFAULT_BR_TEXT".19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
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 fopenFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fcloseFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilitydate date14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
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 function13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['dest']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_REQUEST['dest'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of __FILE__ or __DIR__ magic constant. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

42 domains

Outbound calls

235

External assets

1

Incoming endpoints

0

Notable Domains

setasign.com49 · outbound
redefiningtheweb.com14 · outbound
yamasoft.com12 · outbound
code.google.com10 · outbound
microsoft.com10 · outbound
gs1uk.org8 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

opensource.org47 · platform/reference
w3.org21 · platform/reference
github.com13 · platform/reference
wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

bpm1.com1 · asset

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Score History

First score snapshot

v2.2.0

24

Latest

Findings
784
Errors
513
Warnings
271
Check
2.0.0

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