Visual Composer Website Builder

Drag and drop page builder that gives the freedom to design WordPress websites, landing pages, custom themes, maintenance mode & coming soon pages.

v45.15.0Visual ComposerUpdated Added 40k+ installs92% rating0% support resolved
16
Score
82
Errors
320
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo25
Performance89
Maintainability16

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

402 findings

Maintainability

303

17 issue groups

Security

41

5 issue groups

Supply Chain

37

1 issue group

I18n

6

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$$key".145
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
145
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'admin_footer-' . $hookSuffix".50
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'admin_footer-' . $hookSuffix".

ERRORSupply ChainCompressed files includedCompressed files are not permitted.37
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
37
Severity
error

Sample message

Compressed files are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS".22
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
22
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_vcCheckIsResponseBad".18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
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().15
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['vcv:redirect:update:url']11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE['vcv:redirect:update:url']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE['vcv:redirect:update:url'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE['vcv:redirect:update:url'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$_path'.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters4
Category
Performance
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_post_parent()" requires WordPress 5.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0.

ERRORMaintainabilityNot Allowed3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

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: &quot;VcvCoreRequirements&quot;.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

External Connections

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Score History

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402
Errors
82
Warnings
320
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