Shortcodes Finder

Shortcodes Finder helps you to find, test, clean and get informations about the shortcodes in your WordPress website posts, pages and custom contents.

v1.6.1ScribitUpdated Added 4k+ installs98% rating
40
Score
22
Errors
188
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability81

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

210 findings

Security

152

6 issue groups

Maintainability

41

7 issue groups

I18n

16

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.44
Category
Security
Occurrences
44
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_shortcodes_finder".32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['include_not_published']31
Category
Security
Occurrences
31
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['include_not_published'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar31
Category
Security
Occurrences
31
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.26
Category
Security
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['shortcode_test_content']. Check that the array index exists before using it.19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['shortcode_test_content']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().16
Category
I18n
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded ContentOffloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Offloading images, js, css, and other scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

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.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
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 Class Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
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.

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 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.

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 21, 2026, 07:40 AM UTC
Plugin version
v1.6.1
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v1.6.1

40

Latest

Findings
210
Errors
22
Warnings
188
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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