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v4.1.0.15qutteraUpdated Added 10k+ installs78% rating100% support resolved
25
Score
334
Errors
471
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

805 findings

Maintainability

486

17 issue groups

Security

244

7 issue groups

I18n

20

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$a".129
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
129
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$argv[1] is not a file or dir\n"'.108
Category
Security
Occurrences
108
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$argv[1] is not a file or dir\n"'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "sanitize_textarea_field()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.3.2.59
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
59
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "sanitize_textarea_field()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.3.2.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "clean_db_scan_hook".42
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
42
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "clean_db_scan_hook".

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.40
Category
Security
Occurrences
40
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['page'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar37
Category
Security
Occurrences
37
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CQtrAdminUsersMonitor".35
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CQtrAdminUsersMonitor".

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.30
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
30
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().29
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant24
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ALARM_BODY_PREVIEW_LENGTH".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['page']

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain20
Category
I18n
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$alarms_table} at "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `{$alarms_table}`"

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setopt6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fread6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $alarms_table used in $wpdb->query()\n$alarms_table assigned unsafely at line 638.

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 09:09 PM UTC Score 25/100 Plugin v4.1.0.14 Plugin Check 2.0.0 334 errors, 471 warningsJun 23, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC Score 25/100 Plugin v4.1.0.15 Plugin Check 2.0.0 334 errors, 471 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 23, 2026

v4.1.0.15

25

Latest

Findings
805
Errors
334
Warnings
471
Check
2.0.0

v4.1.0.14

25

Score

Findings
805
Errors
334
Warnings
471
Check
2.0.0

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