View Admin As

View the WordPress admin as a different role or visitor, switch between users, temporarily change your capabilities, set screen settings for roles.

v1.8.10Jory HogeveenUpdated 2024-11-23Added Sep 28, 20159k+ installs98% rating
58
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307
Errors
135
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security49
Repo83
Performance98
Maintainability42

Top Issues by Category

i18n260
maintainability166
security11
repo_compliance4
performance1

Issues Details

442 issues found in latest scan

ERROR254
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralDomain

The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: VIEW_ADMIN_AS_DOMAIN

WARNING67
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR32
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING25
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

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

WARNING20
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'vaa_admin_bar_view_title_' . $this->type".

ERROR11
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "_deprecated_hook()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.1.0.

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_debug_backtrace

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

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.

ERROR1
no_license

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.7 < 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.

WARNING1
plugin_header_nonexistent_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

442

Errors

307

Warnings

135

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.8.10 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.8.10

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Findings
442
Errors
307
Warnings
135
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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