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Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder

Create WordPress popup and slide-in boxes for forms, offers, notices, and calls to action

v3.4.11Danny van KootenUpdated Added 20k+ installs96% rating
call to actionmodalpopup builderpopupsslide-in
79
Score
4
Errors
64
Warnings
+20
Change

Category Scores

Security71
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability77

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

68 findings

Maintainability

56

9 issue groups

Security

12

2 issue groups

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$admins".34
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.8
Category
Security
Occurrences
8
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery
WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['boxzilla_box']4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized
ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_doing_ajax()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_doing_ajax()" requires WordPress 4.7.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.

wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpReference
WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta keyDetected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key
WARNINGMaintainabilityupdate modification detectedPlugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

update_modification_detectedReference
WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "Boxzilla - WordPress Popup Builder" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Boxzilla".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Boxzilla - WordPress Popup Builder" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Boxzilla".

mismatched_plugin_nameReference
ERRORMaintainabilityplugin updater detectedPlugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins

plugin_updater_detected
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WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Boxzilla - WordPress Popup Builder" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

trademarked_term

External Connections

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Score History

2 score snapshots

+20
1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC Score 59/100 Plugin v3.4.10 Plugin Check 2.0.0 5 errors, 73 warningsJun 22, 2026, 06:27 AM UTC Score 79/100 Plugin v3.4.11 Plugin Check 2.0.0 4 errors, 64 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 22, 2026

v3.4.11

79

Latest

Findings
68
Errors
4
Warnings
64
Check
2.0.0

v3.4.10

59

Score

Findings
78
Errors
5
Warnings
73
Check
2.0.0

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