Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin

Advanced WordPress custom search plugin. Provides Search Form Customizer, WooCommerce Search, AJAX Search & Live Search support!

v5.5.16Vinod DalviUpdated Added 100k+ installs98% rating0% support resolved
24
Score
1,173
Errors
1,688
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance90
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

2,861 findings

Maintainability

1,543

9 issue groups

Security

947

12 issue groups

I18n

311

4 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".1,135
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1,135
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$account_addon_ids".

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.671
Category
Security
Occurrences
671
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" <a href='{$skip_url}' class='button button-small button-secondary'>{$use_plugin_anonymously_text}</a>"'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().126
Category
I18n
Occurrences
126
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to esc_attr_e().

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal TextThe $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_settings['highlight_color']126
Category
I18n
Occurrences
126
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $_settings['highlight_color']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.105
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
105
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;_fs_text&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.94
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
94
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;fs_plugins_api&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.85
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
85
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_Admin_Menu_Manager&quot;.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.74
Category
Security
Occurrences
74
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.66
Category
Security
Occurrences
66
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "get_network()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.45
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
45
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_network()" requires WordPress 4.6.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.9.0.

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ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment43
Category
I18n
Occurrences
43
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.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET[&#039;lang&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant33
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
33
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;FS_API__ADDRESS&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query20
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared19
Category
Security
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $placeholders

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text16
Category
I18n
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'No menu assigned to navigation menu location in the %sMenus screen%s.'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST[&#039;_is_ajax&#039;]

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped14
Category
Security
Occurrences
14
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 608.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated13
Category
Security
Occurrences
13
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;_is_ajax&#039;][&#039;nothing_found_text&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $is_index_table at &quot;SHOW TABLES LIKE &#039;$is_index_table&#039;&quot;

ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$message'.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

32 domains

Outbound calls

198

External assets

2

Incoming endpoints

7

Notable Domains

ivorysearch.com12 · outbound
freemius.com10 · outbound
php.net6 · outbound
benalman.com2 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

gnu.org113 · platform/reference
wordpress.org13 · platform/reference
w3.org8 · platform/reference
api.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
github.com2 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_display_postspublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_is_ajax_load_postspublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints5
admin_post_fs_clone_resolutionauthenticated

admin_post

wp_ajax_display_postsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_fs_dismiss_notice_action_{$ajax_action_suffix}authenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_fs_toggle_debug_modeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_is_ajax_load_postsauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v5.5.15 Plugin Check 2.0.0 1,176 errors, 1,688 warningsJun 23, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v5.5.16 Plugin Check 2.0.0 1,173 errors, 1,688 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 23, 2026

v5.5.16

24

Latest

Findings
2,861
Errors
1,173
Warnings
1,688
Check
2.0.0

v5.5.15

24

Score

Findings
2,864
Errors
1,176
Warnings
1,688
Check
2.0.0

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