Bing URL Submissions Plugin

Bing URL Submission Plugin for WordPress enables site owners to instantly and automatically submit their new/updated pages to the Bing index.

v1.0.13bingwebmastertoolsUpdated Added 40k+ installs66% rating
74
Score
10
Errors
38
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security63
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability73

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

48 findings

Maintainability

35

13 issue groups

Security

8

3 issue groups

I18n

4

2 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.7
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Maintainability
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7
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.5
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Maintainability
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5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityUnescaped DBParameterUnescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 62.4
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Security
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4
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warning

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Unescaped parameter $table_name used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$table_name assigned unsafely at line 62.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().4
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4
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warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Class FoundClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "SubmissionCount".4
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Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityNot PreparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $table_name3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function FoundFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "activate_bing_webmaster_url_submission".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal DomainThe $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->plugin_name3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

The $domain parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $this->plugin_name

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Bing URL Submissions Plugin" - contains the restricted term "bing" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "bing" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for bing".3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Bing URL Submissions Plugin" - contains the restricted term "bing" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "bing" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for bing".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Constant FoundGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "BWT_URL_SUBMISSION_PLUGIN_NAME".2
Category
Maintainability
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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ERRORMaintainabilityrand mt rand2
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Maintainability
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2
Severity
error

Sample message

mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Code Found1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

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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.

WARNINGSecurityInput Not Validated1
Category
Security
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1
Severity
warning

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Bing URL Submissions Plugin" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Bing Webmaster Url Submission".

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGRepo Complianceplugin header nonexistent domain path1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

WARNINGI18ntextdomain mismatch1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "bing-url-submission", expected "bing-webmaster-tools".

WARNINGMaintainabilityunexpected markdown file1
Category
Maintainability
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1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unexpected markdown file "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "is_post_publicly_viewable()" requires WordPress 5.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.0.13

74

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Findings
48
Errors
10
Warnings
38
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2.0.0

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