Simple Cache

A very simple plugin to make your site run lightning fast with caching.

v2.0.0Taylor LovettUpdated Added 1k+ installs84% rating
41
Score
33
Errors
59
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security8
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability66

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

92 findings

Security

57

5 issue groups

Maintainability

31

10 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['sc_commented_posts']20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['sc_commented_posts']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['sc_commented_posts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['sc_commented_posts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer']. Check that the array index exists before using it.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writableFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_sites()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_sites()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdirFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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;

ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory WritePlugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using file_put_contents(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated or sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: "{$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']}{$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']}"2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: "{$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']}{$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']}"

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ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations touch2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityABSPATHDetected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Writing files using ABSPATH may be problematic. Consider using wp_upload_dir() instead if storing user data or generated files.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations readfile1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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.

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

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.8 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

ERRORMaintainabilitytrunk stable tag1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Incorrect Stable Tag. It's recommended not to use "Stable Tag: trunk". Your Stable Tag is meant to be the stable version of your plugin and it needs to be exactly the same with the Version in your main plugin file's header. Any mismatch can prevent users from downloading the correct plugin files from WordPress.org.

Score History

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v2.0.0

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Errors
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Warnings
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