Updater by BestWebSoft

Automatically update WordPress core, plugins, themes, and translations. Schedule updates and get email notifications – no FTP needed.

v1.48bestwebsoftUpdated Added 2k+ installs94% rating
46
Score
494
Errors
219
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security29
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability28

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

713 findings

I18n

489

4 issue groups

Maintainability

184

17 issue groups

Security

38

4 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'updater' but got 'bestwebsoft'.435
Category
I18n
Occurrences
435
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'updater' but got 'bestwebsoft'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".51
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
51
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".50
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.48
Category
I18n
Occurrences
48
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.20
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__CLASS__ . '_additional_import_export_options'".11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource 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.9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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.

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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.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['pdtr_plugin_id']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_REQUEST['pdtr_plugin_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writeable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writeable().

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_register_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

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Warnings
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