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v9.0.7QuantumCloudUpdated Added 2k+ installs96% rating100% support resolved
25
Score
133
Errors
420
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

553 findings

Maintainability

428

17 issue groups

Security

116

8 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$SlD_feedback".180
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
180
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.46
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
46
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "is_php_version_compatible()" requires WordPress 5.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.43
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
43
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_php_version_compatible()" requires WordPress 5.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_links'.41
Category
Security
Occurrences
41
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_links'.

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CMB_Checkbox".26
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.23
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_cmb_available_fields".20
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname Found12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'cmb_save_' . $field['type']".

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CMB_DEV".

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['csv_upload']

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERRORSecurityUnescaped DBParameter2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $post_id used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$post_id assigned unsafely at line 150.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $post_id at "SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'sld' AND post_status = 'publish' AND ID = $post_id ORDER BY ID DESC LIMIT 1"

ERRORMaintainabilityGet terms Param2Found2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

The parameter "array( 'hide_empty' => $this->args['hide_empty'] )" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_register_style; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

Score History

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553
Errors
133
Warnings
420
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