PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget

Web push notifications, WooCommerce automation & multi-channel chat widget. WhatsApp cart recovery, browser alerts — one plugin.

v4.2.5Syed BalkhiUpdated Added 9k+ installs84% rating
34
Score
54
Errors
304
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability44

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

358 findings

Security

238

5 issue groups

Maintainability

94

17 issue groups

I18n

22

3 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.134
Category
Security
Occurrences
134
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['appId'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar52
Category
Security
Occurrences
52
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['appId'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['allowedPostTypes']23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['allowedPostTypes']

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.21
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
21
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().21
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
21
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

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.19
Category
I18n
Occurrences
19
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.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
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: "active_plugins".11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_user_locale()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.5.0.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_user_locale()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.5.0.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$current_post_type_name".

ERRORSecurityOutput Not Escaped5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$button_size_style'.

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<ul><li><strong>Multi-Agent Support</strong> - Route conversations to the right team members — sales, support, operations & more.</li><li><strong>Targeting & Personalization</strong> - Show specific channels based on location, device type, or visitor behavior.</li><li><strong>Scheduled Availability</strong> - Display support availability based on working hours or agent status.</li><li><strong>Saved Replies & FAQs</strong> - Respond faster with pre-built response templates.</li><li><strong>Analytics & Conversation Tracking</strong> - Understand which channels are driving engagement and ROI.</li><li><strong>Fully Customizable UI</strong> - Match widget design to your brand identity in minutes.</li></ul>'

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Code Found1
Category
Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

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 unzip_file(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().

ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_register_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

Score History

First score snapshot

v4.2.5

34

Latest

Findings
358
Errors
54
Warnings
304
Check
2.0.0

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