WOW Slider

WOW Slider is a Wordpress slider with stunning visual effects and tons of professionally made templates.

v8.6WOWSlider.comUpdated Added 3k+ installs60% rating
33
Score
176
Errors
101
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability52

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

277 findings

Security

169

11 issue groups

Maintainability

56

11 issue groups

I18n

43

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" $year"'.68
Category
Security
Occurrences
68
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().31
Category
I18n
Occurrences
31
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found !=26
Category
Security
Occurrences
26
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found !=

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['message']16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['message'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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().

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
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.

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ERRORMaintainabilityForbidden PHP function found6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

The use of function create_function() is forbidden

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->query()

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().

WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
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.

ERRORI18nMissing Singular Placeholder4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing singular placeholder, needed for some languages. See https://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#Plurals

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag found3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Possible use of short open tags detected; found: <? else: ?>\n

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $id used in $wpdb->query()\n$id assigned unsafely at line 178.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations rmdir2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table at "DROP TABLE $table;"

ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
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.

External Connections

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Score History

First score snapshot

v8.6

33

Latest

Findings
277
Errors
176
Warnings
101
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2.0.0

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