PickPlugins Question Answer

Create Awesome Question and Answer Website in a Minute

v1.2.73PickPluginsUpdated Added 400 installs78% rating
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

1,445 findings

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.

12 domains

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

wordpress.org6 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
schema.org1 · platform/reference

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

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Findings
1,445
Errors
32
Warnings
1,413
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2.0.0

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