Plugin Check is a WordPress.org tool which provides checks to help plugins meet the directory requirements and follow various best practices.
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Score
128
Errors
132
Warnings
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Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo77
Performance100
Maintainability29
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
128
16 issue groups
Security
82
7 issue groups
I18n
39
1 issue group
Supply Chain
4
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$$query_global".43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$$query_global".
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.43
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'plugin-check' but got 'wp-empty-theme'.39
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 39
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'plugin-check' but got 'wp-empty-theme'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "extract_since_version".23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "extract_since_version".
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_plugin_check_ai_severity_threshold".13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wp_plugin_check_ai_severity_threshold".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['line']9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['line']
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['argv']. Check that the array index exists before using it.9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['argv']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['line'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['line'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
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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().
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "wp_ai_client_prompt()" requires WordPress 7.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.3.0.
ERRORSupply ChainObfuscated code detected4
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Code Obfuscation tools are not permitted. Detected: Zend Guard
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: PucFactory::buildUpdateChecker
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Plugin Check (PCP)" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using copy(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->query()
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_PLUGIN_CHECK_OBJECT_CACHE_DROPIN_VERSION".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var dump1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_dump() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.0.0
0
Latest
- Findings
- 260
- Errors
- 128
- Warnings
- 132
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0 | 260 | 128 | 132 | v2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
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