WOW Slider is a Wordpress slider with stunning visual effects and tons of professionally made templates.
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
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
Not analyzed yet.
Score History
First score snapshot
v8.6
33
Latest
- Findings
- 277
- Errors
- 176
- Warnings
- 101
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 33 | 277 | 176 | 101 | v8.6 | 2.0.0 |
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