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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
681
10 issue groups
Maintainability
579
12 issue groups
I18n
86
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<input type='hidden' name='{$name}[]' value='0' />"'.248
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 248
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<input type='hidden' name='{$name}[]' value='0' />"'.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.247
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 247
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'sc_et_export_csv_cols_' . $this->export_type".176
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 176
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'sc_et_export_csv_cols_' . $this->export_type".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_col_class".127
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 127
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$active_col_class".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_event_meta".72
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 72
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "add_event_meta".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.68
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 68
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.57
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 57
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar56
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.41
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 41
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']39
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 39
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
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ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch33
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'sugar-calendar-lite' but got 'continents-cities'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic Hookname Found13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$filter".
ERRORSecurityNot Prepared12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $args
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text12
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Step %d of %d...'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant Found11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "EP_CALENDARS".
ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.
ERRORSecurityregister setting Missing6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['order']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $final_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$final_query assigned unsafely at line 1101.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe Printing Function5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
Score History
First score snapshot
Scan records1
v3.11.1
24
Latest
- Findings
- 1,384
- Errors
- 428
- Warnings
- 956
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 1,384 | 428 | 956 | v3.11.1 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |
