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25
Score
848
Errors
1,573
Warnings
+1
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability0
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Maintainability
1,659
12 issue groups
Security
728
12 issue groups
I18n
4
1 issue group
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,089
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1,089
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.586
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 586
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.178
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 178
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_avatar_url()" requires WordPress 4.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_fs_text".102
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 102
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "_fs_text".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".93
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 93
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_API__ADDRESS".
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_Admin_Menu_Manager".61
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 61
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "FS_Admin_Menu_Manager".
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.48
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 48
- 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().43
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 43
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $builder_table at FROM $builder_table \n23
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 23
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $builder_table at FROM $builder_table \n
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $guest_authors22
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $guest_authors
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WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated18
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$name]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized17
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[$name]
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped15
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 15
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 287.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $guest_authors used in $wpdb->query()\n$guest_authors assigned unsafely at line 512.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name13
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "after_wp_post_author".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed9
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 9
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['post_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer6
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_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.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment4
- 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.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
300
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
0
Notable Domains
reactjs.org44 · outbound
fontawesome.com36 · outbound
fb.me12 · outbound
react-dnd.github.io9 · outbound
youtube.com6 · outbound
afthemes.com4 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
w3.org98 · platform/reference
github.com26 · platform/reference
gnu.org17 · platform/reference
api.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Score History
2 score snapshots
v3.10.1
25
Latest
- Findings
- 2,421
- Errors
- 848
- Warnings
- 1,573
- Check
- 2.1.0
v3.10.0
24
Score
- Findings
- 2,434
- Errors
- 861
- Warnings
- 1,573
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25 | 2,421 | 848 | 1,573 | v3.10.1 | 2.1.0 |
| 24 | 2,434 | 861 | 1,573 | v3.10.0 | 2.0.0 |
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