WordPress Countdown Plugin - Create and embed countdown timers in your posts, pages, and widgets (integrated with WooCommerce and Elementor).
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
213
14 issue groups
Security
208
7 issue groups
I18n
19
2 issue groups
Repo Compliance
2
2 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.130
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 130
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.95
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 95
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.3.0.31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.3.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.24
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'widget-countdown' but got "wpdevart_countdown".17
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'widget-countdown' but got "wpdevart_countdown".
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table} at "SELECT id FROM {$table} WHERE name = %s ORDER BY id ASC"14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$table} at "SELECT id FROM {$table} WHERE name = %s ORDER BY id ASC"
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.14
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 14
- 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.
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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Sanitized13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
ERRORMaintainabilitytimezone change date default timezone set10
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Using date_default_timezone_set() and similar isn't allowed, instead use WP internal timezone support.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable Found5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$hire_url".
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGSecurityMissing3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found2
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter2
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 58.
ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Found call to wp_register_style() with external resource. Offloading styles to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname Found1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'woocommerce_get_settings_' . $this->id".
ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Script1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()
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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "Countdown Timer - Widget Countdown" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Countdown Wpdevart".
ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
- Category
- Repo Compliance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Countdown Wpdevart" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
Score History
First score snapshot
Scan records1
v3.0.1
29
Latest
- Findings
- 442
- Errors
- 290
- Warnings
- 152
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29 | 442 | 290 | 152 | v3.0.1 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |
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