WP Accessibility

WP Accessibility fixes common accessibility issues in your WordPress site.

v2.3.3Joe DolsonUpdated Added 60k+ installs96% rating
39
Score
199
Errors
104
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance100
Maintainability81

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

303 findings

Security

281

7 issue groups

Maintainability

19

9 issue groups

Repo Compliance

3

3 issue groups

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.111
Category
Security
Occurrences
111
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" \"$current_user->display_name\" <$current_user->user_email></code>\r\n'.77
Category
Security
Occurrences
77
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" \"$current_user->display_name\" <$current_user->user_email></code>\r\n'.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.33
Category
Security
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[&#039;color&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;color&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;s&#039;]15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;s&#039;]

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;has_donated&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;has_donated&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

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;

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tagsstrip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource 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.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Accessibility" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Accessibility" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated or sanitized2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized, non-validated input variable _SERVER: Server Software: $_SERVER[SERVER_SOFTWARE]\r\n

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

print_r() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

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.

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.

WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "lang"

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Errors
199
Warnings
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