Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)

Simple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.

v3.6.0.1Burst Statistics B.V.Updated Added 200k+ installs98% rating85% support resolved
69
Score
33
Errors
379
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security66
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability42

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

412 findings

Maintainability

379

9 issue groups

Security

32

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.169
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
169
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().151
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
151
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $date_regexp used in $wpdb->query()\n$date_regexp assigned unsafely at line 462.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $date_regexp used in $wpdb->query()\n$date_regexp assigned unsafely at line 462.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema ChangeAttempting a database schema change is discouraged.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "wp_ai_client_prompt()" requires WordPress 7.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.6.0.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "wp_ai_client_prompt()" requires WordPress 7.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 6.6.0.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "disable_captions".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named filesFile and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin namePlugin name "Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress".1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative)" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Burst Statistics - Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress".

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ERRORRepo Compliancereadme invalid donate link1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

The "Donate link" header in the readme file must be a valid URL.

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

43 domains

Outbound calls

183

External assets

0

Incoming endpoints

34

Notable Domains

burst-statistics.com19 · outbound
en.wikipedia.org8 · outbound
blogs.adobe.com6 · outbound
maizzle.com6 · outbound
tailwindcss.com5 · outbound
bugs.chromium.org4 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

github.com45 · platform/reference
w3.org19 · platform/reference
wordpress.org7 · platform/reference
core.trac.wordpress.org3 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
gnu.org2 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

No external asset domains detected.

Incoming Endpoints

/wp-json/burst/v1/auto_installer/activate_licenseREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/burst/v1/auto_installer/activate_pluginREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/burst/v1/auto_installer/destination_clearREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/burst/v1/auto_installer/install_pluginREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/burst/v1/auto_installer/package_informationREST

register_rest_route

/wp-json/burst/v1/chatREST

register_rest_route

Admin AJAX endpoints5
wp_ajax_burst_autoinstaller_rest_api_fallbackauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_burst_rest_api_fallback_do_actionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_burst_rest_api_fallback_get_actionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_burst_tracking_errorauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_dismiss_review_noticeauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

3 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 19, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC Score 69/100 Plugin v3.5.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 33 errors, 368 warningsJul 1, 2026, 07:25 AM UTC Score 69/100 Plugin v3.6.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 33 errors, 379 warningsJul 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC Score 69/100 Plugin v3.6.0.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 33 errors, 379 warningsJun 19, 2026Jul 2, 2026

v3.6.0.1

69

Latest

Findings
412
Errors
33
Warnings
379
Check
2.0.0

v3.6.0

69

Score

Findings
412
Errors
33
Warnings
379
Check
2.0.0

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