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DirectQuery

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Affected Plugins

50

On this page

Total Issues

1K

Instances found

Total Impact

5M

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

Manage Notification E-mails

manage-notification-emails

XML Sitemap & Google News

xml-sitemap-feed

Aruba HiSpeed Cache

aruba-hispeed-cache

4

issues

100K

installs

Advanced Import: One-Click Demo Import for WordPress

advanced-import

WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce

woo-smart-wishlist

SureRank SEO – Smart Assistant with Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, and Schema

Elementor Custom Skin

ele-custom-skin

VK All in One Expansion Unit

vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit

NitroPack – Caching & Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Defer CSS & JS, Lazy load Images and CDN

Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense

Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks

stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager

custom-sidebars

Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce

woocommerce-checkout-manager

cache-enabler

Simple Page Ordering

simple-page-ordering

Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)

https-redirection

WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce

woo-smart-quick-view

Inline Related Posts

intelly-related-posts

The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder

YITH WooCommerce Quick View

yith-woocommerce-quick-view

Gravity Forms Zero Spam

gravity-forms-zero-spam

Hustle – Free Popup Builder & Optin Plugin for Email Marketing & Lead Generation Popups

wordpress-popup

Tracking Code Manager

tracking-code-manager

Simple Lightbox

simple-lightbox

WPS Limit Login

wps-limit-login

Temporary Login Without Password

temporary-login-without-password

page-links-to

NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall

ninjafirewall

Smart Custom 404 Error Page

TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression

tiny-compress-images

YITH WooCommerce Compare

yith-woocommerce-compare

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails

Invisible reCaptcha for WordPress

invisible-recaptcha

Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets

widget-options

Page scroll to id

page-scroll-to-id

Edit Author Slug

edit-author-slug

The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid

the-post-grid

Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

q2w3-fixed-widget

OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform

Download Monitor

download-monitor

Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!

media-cleaner

Backup Migration

backup-backup

Razorpay for WooCommerce

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager

Event Tickets and Registration

event-tickets

CloudSecure WP Security

cloudsecure-wp-security

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN

hummingbird-performance

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