Execute arbitrary SQL queries against your WordPress database from the Admin.
Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
25
13 issue groups
Security
7
4 issue groups
Repo Compliance
3
3 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$link_template".10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$link_template".
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$links'.3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$links'.
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;
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli queryAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_query.2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_query.
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli affected rowsAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_affected_rows.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_affected_rows.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli connectAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_connect.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_connect.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli errorAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_error.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_error.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli fetch arrayAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_fetch_array.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_fetch_array.
ERRORMaintainabilitymysql mysqli fetch assocAccessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_fetch_assoc.1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: mysqli_fetch_assoc.
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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['sql']
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['sql'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
WARNINGMaintainabilityscreen icon Found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
screen_icon() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.8.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 4.6 < 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
First score snapshot
v1.4
70
Latest
- Findings
- 35
- Errors
- 18
- Warnings
- 17
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 70 | 35 | 18 | 17 | v1.4 | 2.0.0 |