The #1 user-rated activity log plugin for event logging, activity monitoring and change tracking.
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326 issues found in latest scan
Processing form data without nonce verification.
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_mainwp_menu_active_slugs".
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$alert['category']'.
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-security-audit-log' but got 'wsal-gravityforms'.
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "E_CRITICAL".
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "admin_print_styles".
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Field ($field) should be an array, but it isn't."'.
Processing form data without nonce verification.
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
Function "str_starts_with()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0.
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Activity Log" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
Unescaped parameter $options_table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$options_table_name assigned unsafely at line 1288.
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "freemius_template_modification".
rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.
The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden
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.
| Code | Type | Message | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 106 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound | WARNING | Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_mainwp_menu_active_slugs". | 67 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$alert['category']'. | 16 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch | ERROR | Mismatched text domain. Expected 'wp-security-audit-log' but got 'wsal-gravityforms'. | 12 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound | WARNING | Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "E_CRITICAL". | 11 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound | WARNING | Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "admin_print_styles". | 10 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopen | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen(). | 9 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags | ERROR | strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead. | 9 |
| WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery | WARNING | Use of a direct database call is discouraged. | 7 |
| WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching | WARNING | Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete(). | 7 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Field ($field) should be an array, but it isn't."'. | 7 |
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 6 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose(). | 6 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain | ERROR | Missing $domain parameter in function call to __(). | 6 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite(). | 5 |
| badly_named_files | ERROR | File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters. | 5 |
| wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp | ERROR | Function "str_starts_with()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.5.0. | 5 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url | ERROR | parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead. | 4 |
| missing_direct_file_access_protection | ERROR | PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; | 4 |
| trademarked_term | WARNING | The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Activity Log" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name. | 3 |
| PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter | WARNING | Unescaped parameter $options_table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$options_table_name assigned unsafely at line 1288. | 2 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound | WARNING | Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "freemius_template_modification". | 2 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rename_rename | ERROR | rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file. | 2 |
| Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found | ERROR | The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden | 1 |
| PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound | WARNING | 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. | 1 |
Latest Snapshot
Findings
326
Errors
96
Warnings
230
Score History
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v5.6.4 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
v5.6.4
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Latest
- Findings
- 326
- Errors
- 96
- Warnings
- 230
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 27 | 326 | 96 | 230 | v5.6.4 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |
