WP-LESS

Implementation of LESS (Leaner CSS) in order to make themes development easier.

v1.9.8thom4Updated Added 10k+ installs92% rating
35
Score
16
Errors
8
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security61
Repo77
Performance100
Maintainability86

Audit Overview

Open findings

24

16 errors, 8 warnings

Main area

Maintainability

14 grouped findings

Last scanned

2s runtime

Audit stack

Plugin Check 2.0.0

Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Most repeated findings are in Maintainability, led by missing direct file access protection.

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

24 findings

Maintainability

14

7 issue groups

Security

6

2 issue groups

Supply Chain

3

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityException Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$strategy'.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$e'.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSupply Chainhidden filesHidden files are not permitted.3
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

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

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.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations chmodFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "WP-LESS" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP LESS".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "WP-LESS" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP LESS".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 5.8 < 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.1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 5.8 < 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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown fileUnexpected markdown file "CONTRIBUTORS.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unexpected markdown file "CONTRIBUTORS.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

Show 1 more issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The upgrade notice for "1.6.0" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan
Jun 20, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC
Plugin version
v1.9.8
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Scoring model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Scan records1

v1.9.8

35

Latest

Findings
24
Errors
16
Warnings
8
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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