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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
1,384
11 issue groups
Maintainability
1,017
10 issue groups
I18n
780
4 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_ai_bots_list".635
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 635
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_ai_bots_list".
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<$tag class=\"secupress-tc-title\">"'.527
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 527
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<$tag class=\"secupress-tc-title\">"'.
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.491
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 491
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.206
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 206
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing FunctionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.191
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 191
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
ERRORI18nTranslators Comment Wrong StyleA "translators:" comment must be a "/* */" style comment. Docblock comments will not be picked up by the tools to generate a ".pot" file.180
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 180
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A "translators:" comment must be a "/* */" style comment. Docblock comments will not be picked up by the tools to generate a ".pot" file.
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar135
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 135
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']131
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 131
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.108
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 108
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'delete_site_transient_' . $transient".80
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 80
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'delete_site_transient_' . $transient".
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WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query78
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 78
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching73
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 73
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain68
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 68
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection60
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 60
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text41
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 41
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Test Level: %d/%d.'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp24
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "add_allowed_options()" requires WordPress 5.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.4.0.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date23
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic Hookname Found21
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 21
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$filter".
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated20
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['log']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ids at "SELECT comment_ID from $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_parent IN ( $ids )"
ERRORSecurityNot Prepared16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $children_query
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect16
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $host used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$host assigned unsafely at line 143.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEDB".
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.1
23
Latest
- Findings
- 3,286
- Errors
- 1,696
- Warnings
- 1,590
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23 | 3,286 | 1,696 | 1,590 | v2.6.1 | 2.0.0 |
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