Create Awesome Question and Answer Website in a Minute
24
Score
32
Errors
1,413
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance97
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
1,013
15 issue groups
Security
427
9 issue groups
Performance
2
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$OFFSET".550
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 550
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$OFFSET".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.183
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 183
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'qa_question_metabox_content_'.$id".154
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 154
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'qa_question_metabox_content_'.$id".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_question_track_notification".147
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 147
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_question_track_notification".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.86
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 86
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $LIMIT at " GROUP BY post_author ORDER BY count DESC $LIMIT"51
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 51
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $LIMIT at " GROUP BY post_author ORDER BY count DESC $LIMIT"
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.34
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 34
- 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().34
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['access_to_private_answer']
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 204.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.1.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $POST_TYPE used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$POST_TYPE assigned unsafely at line 3091.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "QAWidgetCategories".
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['qa_status'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $POST_TYPE
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in2
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "PickPlugins Question Answer" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$name".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
44
External assets
1
Incoming endpoints
50
Notable Domains
pickplugins.com20 · outbound
jqueryui.com6 · outbound
fontawesome.com2 · outbound
facebook.com1 · outbound
jquery.eisbehr.de1 · outbound
kushagragour.in1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
External Asset Domains
google.com4 · asset + outbound
Incoming Endpoints
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_admin_actions_submitpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_answer_postingpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_answer_updatepublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_best_answerpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_comment_flagpublic
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_nopriv_qa_ajax_comment_votepublic
wp_ajax
Admin AJAX endpoints25
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_admin_actions_submitauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_answer_postingauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_answer_updateauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_best_answerauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_comment_flagauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_comment_voteauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_featured_switchauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_get_keyword_suggestionauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_load_more_commentsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_load_more_notificationsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_notify_markauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_qa_ajax_notify_mark_all_readauthenticated
wp_ajax
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.2.73
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,445
- Errors
- 32
- Warnings
- 1,413
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,445 | 32 | 1,413 | v1.2.73 | 2.0.0 |
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