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Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
199
9 issue groups
Maintainability
50
13 issue groups
I18n
17
3 issue groups
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$caption'.76
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 76
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$caption'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.56
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 56
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.20
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 20
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['zendesk-form-context']14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['zendesk-form-context']
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['zendesk-form-context'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar14
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 14
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_POST['zendesk-form-context'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
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.14
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 14
- 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.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "delete_user_meta()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.2.12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "delete_user_meta()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.2.
ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.8
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 8
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecuritywp redirect wp redirectwp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.6
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 6
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "esc_textarea".5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "esc_textarea".
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ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped5
- 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 '$errno'.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version5
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['message']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fwrite3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fwrite().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
In footer ($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.
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;
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term2
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Zendesk Support for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
- 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
ERRORMaintainabilityPlugin Directory Write1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Plugin folders are deleted when upgraded. Do not save data to the plugin folder using fwrite(). Detected usage of function plugin_dir_path(). Use wp_upload_dir() to get the uploads directory path or save to the database instead.
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
External Connections
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Score History
First score snapshot
v1.8.5
31
Latest
- Findings
- 283
- Errors
- 195
- Warnings
- 88
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31 | 283 | 195 | 88 | v1.8.5 | 2.0.0 |
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