Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) is a free, powerful, and user-friendly plugin that helps WordPress creators build more accessible websites …
41
Score
47
Errors
38
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
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
2
2 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 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
2 score snapshots
v4.1.3
41
Latest
- Findings
- 85
- Errors
- 47
- Warnings
- 38
- Check
- 2.0.0
v4.1.2
41
Score
- Findings
- 82
- Errors
- 47
- Warnings
- 35
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 41 | 85 | 47 | 38 | v4.1.3 | 2.0.0 |
| 41 | 82 | 47 | 35 | v4.1.2 | 2.0.0 |
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