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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
I18n
122
7 issue groups
Security
100
7 issue groups
Maintainability
91
10 issue groups
Performance
2
1 issue group
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.90
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 90
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$acf".63
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 63
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$acf".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.53
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 53
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['error'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar31
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['error'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Between %d and %d '.14
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Between %d and %d '.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal PluralThe $plural parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->lang['label_exact_plural']6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $plural parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->lang['label_exact_plural']
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal SingleThe $single parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->lang['label_exact_singular']6
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $single parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->lang['label_exact_singular']
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: wp_count_terms parameter 2The parameter "$args" at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The parameter "$args" at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "the_content".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $role['name']
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%d '
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$args['svg']'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v2.28.0
33
Latest
- Findings
- 322
- Errors
- 140
- Warnings
- 182
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 33 | 322 | 140 | 182 | v2.28.0 | 2.0.0 |
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