SMTP2GO for WordPress – Email Made Easy

Resolve email delivery issues, increase inbox placement, track sent email, get 24/7 support, and real-time reporting.

v1.17.0SMTP2GOUpdated 2026-05-25Added Feb 16, 202030k+ installs100% rating100% support resolved
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Score
186
Errors
111
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability39

Top Issues by Category

security139
maintainability89
i18n60

Issues Details

297 issues found in latest scan

ERROR84
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR45
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralDomain

The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->plugin_name

WARNING18
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING17
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING17
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r

print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING13
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR11
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR9
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR8
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNING7
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING6
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR6
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setopt

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNING4
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 101.

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table at "SELECT * FROM $table ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20"

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.I18n.NoEmptyStrings

The $text text string should have translatable content. Found: '%s '

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_SMTP2GO_wordpress_plugin".

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING2
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

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.

ERROR2
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

ERROR2
five_star_reviews_detected

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

Latest Snapshot

Findings

297

Errors

186

Warnings

111

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.17.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.17.0

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Findings
297
Errors
186
Warnings
111
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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