WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback

Add one-click like buttons to WordPress. Built-in statistics dashboard, top lists, and privacy tools. Setup in minutes.

v5.1.2AlimirUpdated Added 60k+ installs96% rating
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269
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358
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability32

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

627 findings

Security

416

11 issue groups

Maintainability

188

12 issue groups

I18n

11

2 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$ID'.175
Category
Security
Occurrences
175
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $id_column FROM $table WHERE meta_group = %s AND meta_key = %s AND $column = %d"88
Category
Security
Occurrences
88
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $id_column FROM $table WHERE meta_group = %s AND meta_key = %s AND $column = %d"

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$attributes".63
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
63
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$attributes".

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.44
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
44
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $item_ID42
Category
Security
Occurrences
42
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().34
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.28
Category
Security
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $count_type used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$period_limit assigned unsafely at line 81.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $count_type used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$period_limit assigned unsafely at line 81.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cache_enabler_clear_page_cache_by_post".16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "cache_enabler_clear_page_cache_by_post".

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WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_key]

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $meta_table used in $wpdb->query()\n$meta_table assigned unsafely at line 620.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain4
Category
I18n
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "CSF".

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "RUN_WPULIKE".

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

External Connections

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Score History

3 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 01:35 AM UTC Score 31/100 Plugin v5.1.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 268 errors, 345 warningsJun 22, 2026, 09:26 AM UTC Score 31/100 Plugin v5.1.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 269 errors, 358 warningsJun 22, 2026, 03:33 PM UTC Score 31/100 Plugin v5.1.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 269 errors, 358 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 22, 2026

v5.1.2

31

Latest

Findings
627
Errors
269
Warnings
358
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2.0.0

v5.1.1

31

Score

Findings
627
Errors
269
Warnings
358
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2.0.0

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