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WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

Affected Plugins

50

On this page

Total Issues

569

Instances found

Total Impact

64M

Active installations

Examples

Real messages found in scanned plugins

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

Affected Plugins

Plugins that have instances of this rule violation

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

google-site-kit

Activity Trend

Last 30 days

Peak: 1876

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

really-simple-ssl

10

issues

4M

installs

Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

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

Yoast Duplicate Post

duplicate-post

WordPress Importer

wordpress-importer

Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)

google-analytics-for-wordpress

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets

essential-addons-for-elementor-lite

EWWW Image Optimizer

ewww-image-optimizer

wp-super-cache

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

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

WP Fastest Cache

wp-fastest-cache

Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent

complianz-gdpr

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

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

Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor

ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg

loco-translate

Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin

sg-cachepress

One Click Demo Import

one-click-demo-import

smart-slider-3

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

better-wp-security

Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration

wpvivid-backuprestore

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy

The Events Calendar

the-events-calendar

Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode

Simple Custom CSS and JS

custom-css-js

Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor

royal-elementor-addons

Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You

WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative

wp-statistics

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder

Broken Link Checker

broken-link-checker

Contact Form 7 Database Addon – CFDB7

contact-form-cfdb7

Enable Media Replace

enable-media-replace

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF

webp-converter-for-media

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more

Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features

kadence-blocks

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate

shortcodes-ultimate

PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager

pixelyoursite

Page Builder by SiteOrigin

siteorigin-panels

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

nextgen-gallery

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