Seriously Simple Stats

Integrated analytics and stats tracking for Seriously Simple Podcasting.

v1.8.0Craig HewittUpdated Added 5k+ installs72% rating0% support resolved
34
Score
99
Errors
126
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability58

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

225 findings

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

First scan
Jun 21, 2026, 06:59 AM UTC
Plugin version
v1.8.0
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v1.8.0

34

Latest

Findings
225
Errors
99
Warnings
126
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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