Developed exclusively between Payment Plugins and PayPal, PayPal for WooCommerce integrates with PayPal's newest API's.
28
Score
232
Errors
246
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability23
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
267
14 issue groups
I18n
128
6 issue groups
Security
77
5 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'wc_ppcp_admin_section_' . $section".113
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 113
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'wc_ppcp_admin_section_' . $section".
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.76
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 76
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$advanced_settings".56
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$advanced_settings".
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$authorization'.49
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 49
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$authorization'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'pymntpl-paypal-woocommerce' but got ''.31
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'pymntpl-paypal-woocommerce' but got ''.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print rprint_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.20
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['approval_token_id']18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['approval_token_id']
ERRORI18nNo Empty StringsThe $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''11
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: ''
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code foundNo PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.
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ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "has_block()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<script id=\"$name\">\n'.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text5
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Error fetching order %s. Reason: %s'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "wc_ppcp_get_container".
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- 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.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin 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().
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$this->get_action_name( $event->event_type )".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
47
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
1
Notable Domains
paypal.com10 · outbound
paymentplugins.com7 · outbound
docs.paymentplugins.com3 · outbound
google.com3 · outbound
sandbox.paypal.com3 · outbound
pay.google.com2 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints1
wp_ajax_wc_ppcp_admin_requestauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
6 score snapshots
v2.0.24
28
Latest
- Findings
- 478
- Errors
- 232
- Warnings
- 246
- Check
- 2.0.0
v2.0.23
28
Score
- Findings
- 478
- Errors
- 232
- Warnings
- 246
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28 | 478 | 232 | 246 | v2.0.24 | 2.0.0 |
| 28 | 478 | 232 | 246 | v2.0.23 | 2.0.0 |
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