BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO

Easy SEO helps you easily create keyword rich content and rank higher in the search engines.

v1.6.17BoldGridUpdated 2026-05-19Added Nov 22, 201750k+ installs60% rating
34
Score
149
Errors
104
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo90
Performance98
Maintainability55

Top Issues by Category

maintainability101
i18n98
security52
performance1
supply_chain1

Issues Details

253 issues found in latest scan

ERROR94
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'boldgrid-easy-seo' but got 'bgseo'.

ERROR39
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING20
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$this->prefix . '/seo/robots/run'".

WARNING19
Internal.NoCodeFound

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.

WARNING14
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR11
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING11
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['post']

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['post'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "the_title".

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NoExplicitVersion

Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_enqueue_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TranslatorsCommentWrongStyle

A "translators:" comment must be a "/* */" style comment. Docblock comments will not be picked up by the tools to generate a ".pot" file.

WARNING1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_post__not_in

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

ERROR1
hidden_files

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "BoldGrid Easy SEO - Simple and Effective SEO" is different from the name declared in plugin header "BoldGrid Easy SEO".

WARNING1
textdomain_mismatch

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "bgseo", expected "boldgrid-easy-seo".

Latest Snapshot

Findings

253

Errors

149

Warnings

104

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.6.17 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.6.17

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Latest

Findings
253
Errors
149
Warnings
104
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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