Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) is a free, powerful, and user-friendly plugin that helps WordPress creators build more accessible websites …
40
Score
48
Errors
38
Warnings
-1
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability86
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
66
8 issue groups
Maintainability
13
8 issue groups
I18n
4
1 issue group
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$content'.36
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 36
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$content'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['data']['pointer'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['data']['pointer'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$action".4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$action".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['action']4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['action']
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.4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.3
- 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'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "edited_term".2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "edited_term".
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) - WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget" - contains the restricted term "wc" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) - WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget" - contains the restricted term "wc" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global symbolThe "elementor/files/svg/allowed" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "elementor/files/svg/allowed" prefix is not a valid namespace/function/class/variable/constant prefix in PHP.
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ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['data']['pointer']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.
ERRORMaintainabilitylibrary core files1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Library files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) - WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Web Accessibility - WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget".
WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 7.0 < 7.1. 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.
ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.
WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings trimmed short description1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
174
External assets
7
Incoming endpoints
3
Notable Domains
assets.elementor.com36 · outbound
go.elementor.com31 · outbound
my.elementor.com17 · outbound
elementor.com5 · outbound
mui.com5 · outbound
api-eu.mixpanel.com3 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
w3.org34 · platform/reference
github.com5 · platform/reference
wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
youtube.com10 · asset + outbound
fonts.googleapis.com4 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints3
wp_ajax_a11y_install_elementor_set_admin_notice_viewedauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_ea11y_deactivation_feedbackauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_ea11y_pointer_dismissedauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
3 score snapshots
v4.1.4
40
Latest
- Findings
- 86
- Errors
- 48
- Warnings
- 38
- Check
- 2.1.0
v4.1.3
41
Score
- Findings
- 85
- Errors
- 47
- Warnings
- 38
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 86 | 48 | 38 | v4.1.4 | 2.1.0 |
| 41 | 85 | 47 | 38 | v4.1.3 | 2.0.0 |
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