Native PHP Sessions

Use native PHP sessions and stay horizontally scalable. Better living through superior technology.

v1.4.5Pantheon SystemsUpdated Added 10k+ installs98% rating
38
Score
30
Errors
92
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

122 findings

Maintainability

78

9 issue groups

Security

38

6 issue groups

I18n

4

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.31
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
31
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().30
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $count_query

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouragedThe use of function ini_set() is discouraged8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['nonce']4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['nonce']

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d, %3$d", but got "%d, %d, %d" in 'Finalizing site %d. In the event of a timeout or error, resume execution starting from this point via "wp pantheon session primary-key-finalize --start_point=%d". To skip this site if it does not need processing, run "wp pantheon session primary-key-finalize --start_point=%d".'.4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d, %3$d", but got "%d, %d, %d" in 'Finalizing site %d. In the event of a timeout or error, resume execution starting from this point via "wp pantheon session primary-key-finalize --start_point=%d". To skip this site if it does not need processing, run "wp pantheon session primary-key-finalize --start_point=%d".'.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger errortrigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET['nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not Escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin slug includes a restricted term. Your plugin slug - "wp-native-php-sessions" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin slug.

WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The upgrade notice for "1.4.0 (October 17, 2023)" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

Score History

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v1.4.5

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Errors
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Warnings
92
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