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DirectQuery

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Affected Plugins

50

On this page

Total Issues

2K

Instances found

Total Impact

80M

Active installations

Activity Trend

Last 30 days

Peak: 24753

Examples

Real messages found in scanned plugins

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

Affected Plugins

Plugins that have instances of this rule violation

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup

all-in-one-wp-migration

Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

jetpack

90

issues

4M

installs

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

really-simple-ssl

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings

seo-by-rank-math

WordPress Importer

wordpress-importer

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

advanced-custom-fields

Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

mailchimp-for-wp

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall

limit-login-attempts-reloaded

wps-hide-login

Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)

header-footer-elementor

Hostinger Tools

EWWW Image Optimizer

ewww-image-optimizer

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin

instagram-feed

Imagify Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress Images | Convert WebP | Convert AVIF

Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent

complianz-gdpr

Smush Image Optimization – Optimize Images | Compress & Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | Image CDN

ManageWP Worker

Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall

all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall

WP Fastest Cache

wp-fastest-cache

code-snippets

wp-file-manager

ElementsKit Elementor Addons and Templates

elementskit-lite

XML Sitemap Generator for Google

google-sitemap-generator

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation

Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF

image-optimization

Better Search Replace

better-search-replace

Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA

cookie-notice

Regenerate Thumbnails

regenerate-thumbnails

Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin

Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor

ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg

loco-translate

One Click Demo Import

one-click-demo-import

wp-super-cache

WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments

woocommerce-payments

smart-slider-3

Google for WooCommerce

google-listings-and-ads

Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration

wpvivid-backuprestore

Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection

better-wp-security

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

woocommerce-paypal-payments

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