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v3.9.4Papin SchipperUpdated 2026-03-21Added May 23, 201650k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
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159
Errors
298
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability46

Top Issues by Category

security242
maintainability209
i18n5
repo_compliance1

Issues Details

457 issues found in latest scan

WARNING75
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERROR67
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERROR62
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING54
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $autoupdates at "ALTER TABLE $autoupdates CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $db_charset"

WARNING49
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING42
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $autoupdates used in $wpdb->query()\n$autoupdates assigned unsafely at line 180.

WARNING38
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR17
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.QuotedSimplePlaceholder

Simple placeholders should not be quoted in the query string in $wpdb->prepare(). Found: '%s'.

WARNING15
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR6
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING2
Internal.LineEndings.Mixed

File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results

WARNING2
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.

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.

ERROR1
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function _get_plugin_data_markup_translate() is forbidden

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERROR1
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set

Using date_default_timezone_set() and similar isn't allowed, instead use WP internal timezone support.

WARNING1
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $tab

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

WARNING1
update_modification_detected

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

457

Errors

159

Warnings

298

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v3.9.4 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v3.9.4

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Findings
457
Errors
159
Warnings
298
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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