Salt Shaker

Salt Shaker enhances WordPress security by changing WordPress security keys and salts manually and automatically.

v2.1.1NagdyUpdated Added 6k+ installs94% rating
85
Score
15
Errors
13
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security85
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

28 findings

Maintainability

20

13 issue groups

Security

6

1 issue group

I18n

1

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table_name} at "DELETE FROM {$table_name} WHERE rotation_time < %s AND status = %s"6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table_name} at "DELETE FROM {$table_name} WHERE rotation_time < %s AND status = %s"

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fcloseFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writableFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$freemius_sdk_path".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopenFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlinkunlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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().1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ss_fs".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ss_fs_loaded".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations chmod1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fputs1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v2.1.1

85

Latest

Findings
28
Errors
15
Warnings
13
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2.0.0

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