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Affected Plugins

50

On this page

Total Issues

3K

Instances found

Total Impact

14M

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

FluentSMTP – WP SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, MailGun, Postmark, Google and Any SMTP Provider

Happy Addons for Elementor

happy-elementor-addons

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

so-widgets-bundle

3

issues

400K

installs

Ally – Web Accessibility & Usability

pojo-accessibility

Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress

WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps)

wp-google-maps

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF

shortpixel-image-optimiser

PrettyLinks – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking, Marketing and Stripe Payments Plugin

Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails

woo-cart-abandonment-recovery

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes

simple-history

Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder

SureForms – Contact Form, Custom Form Builder, Calculator & More

Mailchimp for WooCommerce

mailchimp-for-woocommerce

Unlimited Elements For Elementor

unlimited-elements-for-elementor

Easy Updates Manager

stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates

Simple Custom Post Order

simple-custom-post-order

WP Mail Logging

wp-mail-logging

SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics

CF7 Apps – [Honeypot and hCAPTCHA for Contact Form 7]

contact-form-7-honeypot

Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content

password-protected

GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law

gdpr-cookie-compliance

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

woo-variation-swatches

Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads

Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Easily Fix/Monitor Internal and External links

broken-link-checker-seo

Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates for WordPress

jeg-elementor-kit

copy-delete-posts

Health Check & Troubleshooting

Redirection for Contact Form 7

wpcf7-redirect

Force Regenerate Thumbnails

force-regenerate-thumbnails

Insert Headers And Footers

wp-headers-and-footers

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin

WP Sitemap Page

wp-sitemap-page

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally

Pinterest for WooCommerce

pinterest-for-woocommerce

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery

photo-gallery

InfiniteWP Client

Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress

burst-statistics

Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin

ultimate-member

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress

custom-facebook-feed

Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk

cleantalk-spam-protect

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager

User Feedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds

userfeedback-lite

Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups.

popup-builder

CartFlows – Checkout & Funnel Builder for WooCommerce

Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS

jetpack-boost

All 404 Redirect to Homepage

all-404-redirect-to-homepage

WP Migrate Lite – WordPress Migration Made Easy

wp-migrate-db

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