Automatically generates XML Sitemaps for your site and notifies search engines when they're updated.
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Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
72
9 issue groups
Maintainability
44
15 issue groups
I18n
3
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$file'.25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$file'.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['exclude_pages']. Check that the array index exists before using it.12
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['exclude_pages']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['exclude_pages']10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['exclude_pages']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['exclude_pages'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar10
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['exclude_pages'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- 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().8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 254.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 254.
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "query_string".5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "query_string".
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwriteFile operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment3
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 3
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using rename(). Detected usage of constant WP_CONTENT_DIR. Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations chmod2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().
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().
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fopen2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().
ERRORMaintainabilityrename rename2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDeprecated parameter: get_terms parameter 22
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The parameter "array( 'hide_empty' => true )" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
ERRORMaintainabilityNot Allowed1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $this->front_page_id used in $wpdb->get_row()
WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The use of function ini_set() is discouraged
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $this->front_page_id at \t\t\tWHERE\tposts.ID = $this->front_page_id\n
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sitemap_xml".
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations is writable1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v3.0.1
33
Latest
- Findings
- 127
- Errors
- 65
- Warnings
- 62
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 33 | 127 | 65 | 62 | v3.0.1 | 2.0.0 |
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