ZeroBounce validates emails on your WordPress site in real-time, blocking invalid and risky emails to improve deliverability and reduce bounce rates.
38
Score
299
Errors
162
Warnings
+0
Change
Category Scores
Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability67
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
226
13 issue groups
I18n
190
5 issue groups
Maintainability
43
7 issue groups
ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'zerobounce' but got 'zerobounce-email-validator'.154
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 154
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'zerobounce' but got 'zerobounce-email-validator'.
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.49
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 49
- 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.46
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 46
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$arguments['placeholder']'.40
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 40
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$arguments['placeholder']'.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['file_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar25
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 25
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['file_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES["csvUpload"]24
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 24
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES["csvUpload"]
ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().22
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 22
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_html__().
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.17
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$tag->name]. Check that the array index exists before using it.13
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 13
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[$tag->name]. Check that the array index exists before using it.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().12
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 12
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
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ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text10
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 10
- Severity
- error
Sample message
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $message
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table at "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `$table` $where"
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared7
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 7
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $date
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification5
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 5
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $date used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$date used without escaping.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped4
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $table used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$table assigned unsafely at line 860.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection4
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 4
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_zerobounce_email_validator".
WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp3
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 3
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Function "get_sites()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.4.0.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- 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.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text2
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 2
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'You have run out of ZeroBounce Credits! Please %sbuy more credits%s to continue validating emails.'.
ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Sanitization missing for register_setting().
WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare1
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Plugin name "ZeroBounce Email Verification & Validation" is different from the name declared in plugin header "ZeroBounce Email Validator".
External Connections
Potential connections found in static code analysis.
Outbound calls
54
External assets
0
Incoming endpoints
10
Notable Domains
zerobounce.net25 · outbound
datatables.net6 · outbound
bulkapi.zerobounce.net4 · outbound
getbootstrap.com2 · outbound
api-us.zerobounce.net1 · outbound
api.zerobounce.net1 · outbound
Platform / Reference Domains
github.com5 · platform/reference
w3.org5 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
External Asset Domains
No external asset domains detected.
Incoming Endpoints
No public endpoints detected.
Admin AJAX endpoints10
wp_ajax_zerobounce_batch_email_validationauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_credit_usage_logsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_current_creditsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_get_uploaded_file_dataauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validate_bulk_testauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validate_email_testauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validated_emails_downloadauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validation_full_logsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validation_logsauthenticated
wp_ajax
wp_ajax_zerobounce_validation_single_logauthenticated
wp_ajax
Score History
First score snapshot
v1.1.5
38
Latest
- Findings
- 461
- Errors
- 299
- Warnings
- 162
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38 | 461 | 299 | 162 | v1.1.5 | 2.0.0 |
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