Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress

Adds Matomo (former Piwik) statistics to your WordPress dashboard and is also able to add the Matomo Tracking Code to your blog.

v1.1.8matomoteamUpdated Added 60k+ installs90% rating44% support resolved
28
Score
100
Errors
102
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo61
Performance100
Maintainability42

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

202 findings

Security

99

8 issue groups

Maintainability

52

14 issue groups

I18n

36

2 issue groups

Supply Chain

8

1 issue group

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.35
Category
I18n
Occurrences
35
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['KEY'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['KEY']23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl setoptUsing cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.12
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORSupply Chainhidden filesHidden files are not permitted.8
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNINGSecurityMissingProcessing form data without nonce verification.7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityException Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Invalid value supplied for request connect timeout: $timeout"'.5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Invalid value supplied for request connect timeout: $timeout"'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouragedThe use of function ini_set() is discouraged4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

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ERRORSecurityOutput Not Escaped3
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 '$content'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl close2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl exec2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl getinfo2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitycurl curl init2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityapplication detected2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Application files are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Connect Matomo - Analytics Dashboard for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGI18nload plugin textdomain Found1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERRORMaintainabilityNot Allowed1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNINGMaintainabilityFound1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Short URL detected (tinyurl.com). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameter1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query_limit used in $wpdb-&gt;get_results()\n$query_limit assigned unsafely at line 297.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

Score History

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v1.1.8

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Findings
202
Errors
100
Warnings
102
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