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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
48
6 issue groups
Maintainability
31
4 issue groups
I18n
2
1 issue group
Repo Compliance
1
1 issue group
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['nonce']
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "current_datetime()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "current_datetime()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.9.0.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 19.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 19.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$log_table} at "SELECT ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS total_blocks, ( SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip_address) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS unique_ips"4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$log_table} at "SELECT ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS total_blocks, ( SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip_address) FROM {$log_table} WHERE blocked_at >= %s ) AS unique_ips"
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Foundload_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.2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. 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.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.5.9
42
Latest
- Findings
- 82
- Errors
- 10
- Warnings
- 72
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42 | 82 | 10 | 72 | v3.5.9 | 2.0.0 |