Plugin Check is a WordPress.org tool which provides checks to help plugins meet the directory requirements and follow various best practices.
Category Scores
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 Variable FoundGlobal 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 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 Function FoundFunctions 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 Hookname FoundHook 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".
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput 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 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: $_SERVER['argv']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_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.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter1
- 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 Constant Found1
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityRecommended1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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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