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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
2,306
13 issue groups
Security
413
8 issue groups
I18n
112
2 issue groups
Performance
14
2 issue groups
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.424
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 424
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().407
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 407
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.378
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 378
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta valueDetected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.363
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 363
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$__status".330
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 330
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$__status".
ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $action_id221
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 221
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $action_id
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'stm_lms_quiz_' . $status".175
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 175
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'stm_lms_quiz_' . $status".
ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;149
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 149
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $action_tbl used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$action_tbl assigned unsafely at line 153.135
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 135
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $action_tbl used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$action_tbl assigned unsafely at line 153.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to _n() 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.105
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 105
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to _n() 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.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic Hookname Found29
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$action_name".
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared28
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 28
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $placeholders at "SELECT meta_value, post_id FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key = %s AND post_id IN ($placeholders)"
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "str_contains()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.8.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.
ERRORSecurityException Not Escaped13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$column_name'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "clear_cloudflare_cache".
ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters9
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text7
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $e->getMessage()
WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['rest_route']
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['rest_route'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude5
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function ini_set() is discouraged
WARNINGSecurityReplacements Wrong Number3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 2.
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
Score History
First score snapshot
v7.3.1.3
22
Latest
- Findings
- 2,864
- Errors
- 530
- Warnings
- 2,334
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22 | 2,864 | 530 | 2,334 | v7.3.1.3 | 2.0.0 |
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