Chatbox Manager

Chatbox Manager allow you to display multiple WhatsApp buttons on your website.

v1.2.9alexvtnUpdated Added 400 installs100% rating
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Score
855
Errors
78
Warnings
-1
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance97
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

933 findings

Security

767

6 issue groups

I18n

138

5 issue groups

Maintainability

25

8 issue groups

Performance

2

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$chatboxID'.711
Category
Security
Occurrences
711
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wa-chatbox-manager' but got "chatbox-manager".133
Category
I18n
Occurrences
133
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wa-chatbox-manager' but got "chatbox-manager".

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['q'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['q'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['q']15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['q']

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['q']. Check that the array index exists before using it.10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
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
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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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CM_DEMO_PAGE".4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

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ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityNo Explicit Version2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude2
Category
Performance
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped Strings1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<span>You have reached the limit of 3 chatboxes. You can unlock this limit visiting this LINK</span> '

ERRORRepo Compliancelicense mismatch1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Your plugin has a different license declared in the readme file and plugin header. Please update your readme with a valid GPL license identifier.

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "chatbox-manager", expected "wa-chatbox-manager".

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "wa-chatbox-manager" - contains the restricted term "wa" and cannot be used to begin your plugin slug. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "wa" elsewhere in your plugin slug, such as "... for wa".

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

6 domains

Outbound calls

59

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

2

Notable Domains

themeinprogress.com4 · outbound
faq.whatsapp.com1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com48 · platform/reference
gnu.org3 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints2
wp_ajax_chatbox_manager_list_postsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_chatbox_manager_list_taxonomyauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

-1
1007550250Jun 26, 2026, 01:20 AM UTC Score 39/100 Plugin v1.2.8 Plugin Check 2.0.0 848 errors, 78 warningsJun 27, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC Score 38/100 Plugin v1.2.9 Plugin Check 2.0.0 855 errors, 78 warningsJun 26, 2026Jun 27, 2026

v1.2.9

38

Latest

Findings
933
Errors
855
Warnings
78
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2.0.0

v1.2.8

39

Score

Findings
926
Errors
848
Warnings
78
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2.0.0

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