The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.

The fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.

v5.1.4Sybre WaaijerUpdated Added 200k+ installs98% rating27% support resolved
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Score
363
Errors
609
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security14
Repo94
Performance96
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

972 findings

Maintainability

863

16 issue groups

Security

61

4 issue groups

I18n

46

2 issue groups

Performance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_ays_reset".445
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
445
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;200
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
200
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag foundShort PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo $bstyle ..." but found "<?= $bstyle ..."133
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
133
Severity
error

Sample message

Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo $bstyle ..." but found "<?= $bstyle ..."

WARNINGI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected &#039;autodescription&#039; but got &#039;default&#039;.45
Category
I18n
Occurrences
45
Severity
warning

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected &#039;autodescription&#039; but got &#039;default&#039;.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET[&#039;lang&#039;]28
Category
Security
Occurrences
28
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;bbp_raw_title&quot;.25
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[&#039;lang&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar24
Category
Security
Occurrences
24
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityGoto statement foundThe "goto" language construct should not be used.13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

The "goto" language construct should not be used.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
error

Sample message

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilityNot Allowed6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $indexes used in $wpdb-&gt;get_var()\n$indexes assigned unsafely at line 514.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;{$hook_name}_settings_page_boxes&quot;.

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless." is different from the name declared in plugin header "The SEO Framework".

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The upgrade notice for "5.0.0" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

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Warnings
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