Pixelgrade Assistant

The free companion for the Pixelgrade LT stack — stack health, recommended plugins, and starter content. No account required.

v2.1.0pixelgradeUpdated Added 2k+ installs0% rating
33
Score
665
Errors
141
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability43

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

806 findings

I18n

604

4 issue groups

Security

150

9 issue groups

Maintainability

44

12 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'pixelgrade-assistant' but got 'jetpack'.578
Category
I18n
Occurrences
578
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'pixelgrade-assistant' but got 'jetpack'.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after'.40
Category
Security
Occurrences
40
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.22
Category
I18n
Occurrences
22
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['action']21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['action']

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['action']. Check that the array index exists before using it.14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$body_id".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class Found4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Nova_Restaurant".

ERRORMaintainabilityFound3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing Function3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '<p>You first need to copy&paste your EMBED code from <a href="%s">OpenTable Reservations</a> in <a href="%s">Appearance > Customize > General</a>.</p>'.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityNot Prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

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.

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $post_name used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$post_name used without escaping.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

Score History

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806
Errors
665
Warnings
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