Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard

The #1 Plugin to Customize the WordPress Dashboard!

v3.8.17David VongriesUpdated Added 60k+ installs92% rating100% support resolved
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Errors
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability84

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

161 findings

Security

138

6 issue groups

Maintainability

21

7 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$rp_cookie]36
Category
Security
Occurrences
36
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$rp_cookie]

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE[$rp_cookie] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

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$_COOKIE[$rp_cookie] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

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

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "_wp_privacy_account_request_confirmed_message()" requires WordPress 4.9.6, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "_wp_privacy_account_request_confirmed_message()" requires WordPress 4.9.6, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['login']. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_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.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.1
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Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta queryDetected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Ultimate Dashboard - Custom WordPress Dashboard" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Ultimate Dashboard".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings no short description present1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Short Description" section is missing. An excerpt was generated from your main plugin description.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Ultimate Dashboard - Custom WordPress Dashboard" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

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Score History

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Errors
17
Warnings
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