PluginScore

Walker Core

Walker Core is the companion plugin for WalkerWP Themes, which provides core functionality and custom post type for the themes.

v1.3.18WalkerWPUpdated Added 800 installs100% rating
Testimonialfaqsportfoliosliderteams
22
Score
1,351
Errors
1,436
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo82
Performance100
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,787 findings

Maintainability

1,693

15 issue groups

Security

891

7 issue groups

I18n

192

3 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$accordion_styles".1,166
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,166
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.806
Category
Security
Occurrences
806
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscapedReference
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;283
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
283
Severity
error

Sample message

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

missing_direct_file_access_protectionReference
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'walker-core' but got 'blockpage'.172
Category
I18n
Occurrences
172
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'walker-core' but got 'blockpage'.

WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatchReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Register_Walker_Core_Pricing_Table_Widget&quot;.114
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
114
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;Register_Walker_Core_Pricing_Table_Widget&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.54
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
54
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunctionReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;CT_ASSETS_URL&quot;.27
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
27
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;CT_ASSETS_URL&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.26
Category
Security
Occurrences
26
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().19
Category
I18n
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomainReference
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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST[&quot;walker_client_company&quot;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;current_walker_address_link&quot;.

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped7
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 '$message'.

WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscapedReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo $this ..." but found "<?= $this ..."

Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag.EchoFound
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
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.

WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion
ERRORMaintainabilityblock api version too low3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Editor blocks must define "apiVersion" 3 or higher in block.json for WordPress 7.0+ iframe editor compatibility.

block_api_version_too_lowReference
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 608.

PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; 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.

WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirectReference
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: class FS_Plugin_Updater

plugin_updater_detected
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

update_modification_detectedReference
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.

PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFoundReference

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

33 domains

Outbound calls

287

External assets

9

Incoming endpoints

4

Notable Domains

walkerwp.com61 · outbound
demo.walkerwp.com41 · outbound
freemius.com8 · outbound
php.net6 · outbound
swiperjs.com3 · outbound
benalman.com2 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org110 · platform/reference
wordpress.org15 · platform/reference
w3.org8 · platform/reference
github.com4 · platform/reference
api.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

google.com7 · asset

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints4
admin_post_fs_clone_resolutionauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_fs_dismiss_notice_action_{$ajax_action_suffix}authenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_fs_toggle_debug_modeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_walker_core_getting_startedauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.3.18

22

Latest

Findings
2,787
Errors
1,351
Warnings
1,436
Check
2.0.0

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