Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
198
6 issue groups
Maintainability
52
13 issue groups
I18n
10
5 issue groups
Performance
1
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.152
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 152
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$after_title'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_wpgeo_latitude".15
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "get_wpgeo_latitude".
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;9
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($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.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['_wpnonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.4
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Geo" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$this->get_api_string( 'wpgeo_api_%s_js' )".
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $instance['title']
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$customFields".
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirect1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- 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.
ERRORI18nText Domain Mismatch1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-geo' but got 'wpgeo'.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text1
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1\$s, %2\$s", but got "%s, %s" in "Unable to create the markers folder %s.<br />Please create it and copy the marker images to it from %s".
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude1
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
33
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
developers.google.com4 · outbound
wpgeo.com4 · outbound
benhuson.co.uk2 · outbound
cloud.google.com2 · outbound
code.google.com2 · outbound
feeds2.feedburner.com1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com7 · platform/reference
wordpress.org4 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference
w3.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.5.1
35
Latest
- Findings
- 264
- Errors
- 180
- Warnings
- 84
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35 | 264 | 180 | 84 | v3.5.1 | 2.0.0 |
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