Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons

Social chat buttons with WhatsApp, Messenger, WeChat, Telegram, Instagram, TikTok, Zalo & more — plus SMS, Call button, Contact form, and 20+ icons.

v1.4.2gingerpluginsUpdated Added 10k+ installs100% rating100% support resolved
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Errors
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability56

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

326 findings

Maintainability

245

9 issue groups

Security

66

12 issue groups

I18n

12

4 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$GP_admin_common_sticky_chat_widget".207
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Maintainability
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207
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.22
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Security
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22
Severity
warning

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Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.10
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10
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warning

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Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityUnquoted Complex PlaceholderComplex placeholders used for values in the query string in $wpdb->prepare() will NOT be quoted automagically. Found: %10\$s.10
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Security
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10
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warning

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Complex placeholders used for values in the query string in $wpdb->prepare() will NOT be quoted automagically. Found: %10\$s.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().9
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9
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Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query8
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Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

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Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $query

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().8
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I18n
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8
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 2509.4
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Security
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4
Severity
error

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Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 2509.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GP_Admin_Common_Sticky_Chat_Widget".4
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Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GSB_DEV_VERSION".4
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Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name4
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Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

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Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated or sanitized4
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Security
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4
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warning

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped3
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Security
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3
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warning

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Unescaped parameter $tableName used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$tableName assigned unsafely at line 13.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function3
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Maintainability
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3
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
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Security
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3
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed3
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Security
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3
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared2
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Security
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $tableName at "SELECT * FROM $tableName"

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized2
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Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
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2
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected2
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
error

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Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection2
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

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.

ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'sticky-chat-widget' but got "gp-sticky-buttons".

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v1.4.2

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Warnings
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