This plugin allows you to use Discourse as a community engine for your WordPress website. The plugin is not a substitute for Disqus type commenting sy …
24
Score
103
Errors
114
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo71
Performance100
Maintainability16
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
92
18 issue groups
Security
51
3 issue groups
I18n
47
3 issue groups
Supply Chain
3
1 issue group
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.31
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().23
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_the_excerpt".18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_the_excerpt".
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-discourse' but got 'discourse-integration'.16
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-discourse' but got 'discourse-integration'.
ERRORSecurityException output is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$dir'.15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$dir'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;11
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 11
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGI18nNo Html Wrapped StringsTranslatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<div class="notice notice-error is-dismissible"><p>There has been an error linking this post with Discourse. Make sure you are supplying the URL of an existing topic on your forum.</p></div>'8
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<div class="notice notice-error is-dismissible"><p>There has been an error linking this post with Discourse. Make sure you are supplying the URL of an existing topic on your forum.</p></div>'
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_tests_dir".7
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_tests_dir".
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ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations chmod6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 98.
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORMaintainabilityunlink unlink5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_manually_load_plugin".
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included3
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Hidden files are not permitted.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Discourse" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic 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: "$filter".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "MIN_PHP_VERSION".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log set error handler2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
set_error_handler() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
74
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
16
Notable Domains
meta.discourse.org16 · outbound
forum.example.com5 · outbound
discourse.example.com3 · outbound
discourse.mysite.com2 · outbound
wpml.org2 · outbound
a-basketful-of-papayas.net1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com24 · platform/reference
w3.org7 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org4 · platform/reference
codex.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/discourse-commentsREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/get-discourse-categoriesREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/link-topicREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/publish-topicREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/set-category-metaREST
register_rest_route
/wp-json/wp-discourse/v1/set-pin-metaREST
register_rest_route
Admin AJAX endpoints4
wp_ajax_text_options_resetauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpdc_download_logsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpdc_view_logauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_wpdc_view_logs_metafileauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v2.6.3
24
Latest
- Findings
- 217
- Errors
- 103
- Warnings
- 114
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24 | 217 | 103 | 114 | v2.6.3 | 2.0.0 |
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