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v1.3.1Syed BalkhiUpdated Added 40k+ installs40% rating
30
Score
262
Errors
195
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo90
Performance100
Maintainability33

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

457 findings

I18n

223

4 issue groups

Maintainability

133

14 issue groups

Security

97

7 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'athemes-starter-sites' but got 'airi'.143
Category
I18n
Occurrences
143
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'athemes-starter-sites' but got 'airi'.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.55
Category
Security
Occurrences
55
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.49
Category
I18n
Occurrences
49
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'customize_save_' . $key".39
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'customize_save_' . $key".

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders TextMultiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Comment %d was imported with author %d, but could not be found'.29
Category
I18n
Occurrences
29
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Comment %d was imported with author %d, but could not be found'.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_POST['demo_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_POST['demo_id'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "add_term_meta()" requires WordPress 4.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "add_term_meta()" requires WordPress 4.4.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.0.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "airi_demos_list".16
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
16
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "airi_demos_list".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['demo_id']12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['demo_id']

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect Query10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Athemes_Starter_Sites".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
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 prepared6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['demo_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed constant2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WP_LOAD_IMPORTERS".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log var export2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

var_export() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityQuoted Simple Placeholder1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

9 domains

Outbound calls

290

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

10

Notable Domains

athemes.com220 · outbound
demo.athemes.com54 · outbound
php-fig.org1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com6 · platform/reference
wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
make.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
w3.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_atss_html_import_datapublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints9
wp_ajax_atss_dismissed_handlerauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_html_import_dataauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_contentsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_customizerauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_finishauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_optionsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_pluginauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_import_widgetsauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_atss_notice_dismissed_handlerauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

3 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 02:39 AM UTC Score 30/100 Plugin v1.2.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 259 errors, 195 warningsJun 24, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC Score 30/100 Plugin v1.3.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 262 errors, 195 warningsJun 24, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC Score 30/100 Plugin v1.3.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 262 errors, 195 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 24, 2026

v1.3.1

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Findings
457
Errors
262
Warnings
195
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2.0.0

v1.3.0

30

Score

Findings
457
Errors
262
Warnings
195
Check
2.0.0

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