Integrated analytics and stats tracking for Seriously Simple Podcasting.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
143
10 issue groups
Maintainability
61
12 issue groups
I18n
10
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$chart_data'.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$chart_data'.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.26
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $episode_id_where at "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM $this->_table WHERE date BETWEEN %d AND %d $episode_id_where"19
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 19
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $episode_id_where at "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM $this->_table WHERE date BETWEEN %d AND %d $episode_id_where"
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.16
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().15
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['end'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['end'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_entries_sql11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_entries_sql
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['filter']11
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['filter']
ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $count_entries_sql used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$count_entries_sql assigned unsafely at line 1224.7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $count_entries_sql used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$count_entries_sql assigned unsafely at line 1224.
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $this->_table used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$episode_id_where assigned unsafely at line 1250.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "SSP_CPT_PODCAST".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$date".
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "SSP_Stats".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname Found2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ssp_stats_three_months_all_episodes".
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORMaintainabilityFound1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The "goto" language construct should not be used.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_register_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class Found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "SSP_Dependencies".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing Function1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
Score History
First score snapshot
Scan records1
v1.8.0
34
Latest
- Findings
- 225
- Errors
- 99
- Warnings
- 126
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34 | 225 | 99 | 126 | v1.8.0 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |