Ultimate Reviews

Best review plugin. Let visitors submit reviews and display them via shortcode or widget. Replace WooCommerce reviews and ratings. Require login, etc.

v3.2.19RustauriusUpdated Added 500 installs80% rating
26
Score
515
Errors
345
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance98
Maintainability11

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

860 findings

Security

609

7 issue groups

Maintainability

167

13 issue groups

I18n

62

5 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$average'.196
Category
Security
Occurrences
196
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.142
Category
Security
Occurrences
142
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.96
Category
Security
Occurrences
96
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;80
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
80
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['EWD_URP_Karma_IDs'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar74
Category
Security
Occurrences
74
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.59
Category
Security
Occurrences
59
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'ultimate-reviews' but got 'EWD_ABCO'.31
Category
I18n
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'ultimate-reviews' but got 'EWD_ABCO'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['confirmation_code']. Check that the array index exists before using it.25
Category
Security
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['EWD_URP_Karma_IDs']17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment13
Category
I18n
Occurrences
13
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.

ERRORI18nNo Empty Strings10
Category
I18n
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain5
Category
I18n
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'Rated %s out of %s'.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

39 domains

Outbound calls

278

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

20

Notable Domains

etoilewebdesign.com26 · outbound
openoffice.org12 · outbound
purl.org8 · outbound
amsul.github.io5 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

w3.org28 · platform/reference
github.com17 · platform/reference
wordpress.org9 · platform/reference
codex.wordpress.org8 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

youtube.com5 · asset + outbound
google.com2 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_ewd_urp_flag_inappropriatepublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_ewd_urp_get_review_bodypublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_ewd_urp_record_viewpublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_ewd_urp_searchpublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_ewd_urp_update_karmapublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints15
wp_ajax_ewd_urp_flag_inappropriateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_get_review_bodyauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_hide_helper_noticeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_hide_review_askauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_hide_uwpm_bannerauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_record_viewauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_searchauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_send_feature_suggestionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_send_feedbackauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_send_test_emailauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_update_karmaauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ewd_urp_welcome_add_categoryauthenticated

wp_ajax

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Score History

First score snapshot

v3.2.19

26

Latest

Findings
860
Errors
515
Warnings
345
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2.0.0

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