Broken Link Checker

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v2.4.8WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress PlatformUpdated 2026-05-23Added Oct 8, 2007500k+ installs76% rating85% support resolved
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Score
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Errors
600
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

maintainability488
security461
i18n283

Issues Details

1,327 issues found in latest scan

ERROR186
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" (<span class='current-link-count'>{$current_filter['count']}</span>)"'.

ERROR116
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.

ERROR103
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'broken-link-checker' but got 'brocken-link-checker'.

WARNING85
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING85
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING68
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;TransactionManager&quot;.

ERROR68
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.

WARNING67
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR64
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING43
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$activation_start&quot;.

ERROR43
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING41
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$cookie_name]

WARNING37
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_COOKIE[$cookie_name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING29
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $db_name used in $wpdb-&gt;get_var()\n$db_name assigned unsafely at line 152.

WARNING29
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR25
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

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

WARNING24
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;BLC_ACTIVE&quot;.

ERROR24
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "rest_is_field_included()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.2.0.

WARNING23
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;&#039;blc-module-settings-&#039; . $module_id&quot;.

ERROR20
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setopt

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNING13
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_trigger_error

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING11
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR10
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING6
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

Latest Snapshot

Findings

1,327

Errors

727

Warnings

600

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v2.4.8 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v2.4.8

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Findings
1,327
Errors
727
Warnings
600
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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