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v2.9.1yonifreUpdated Added 30k+ installs94% rating0% support resolved
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Score
212
Errors
862
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability15

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,074 findings

Security

665

11 issue groups

Maintainability

383

11 issue groups

I18n

17

3 issue groups

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.211
Category
Security
Occurrences
211
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$AllowedOrBlockCountries".163
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
163
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active'.142
Category
Security
Occurrences
142
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['end_date'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar85
Category
Security
Occurrences
85
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['maspik-settings']70
Category
Security
Occurrences
70
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['maspik-settings']

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.60
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
60
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().57
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
57
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column_name at "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table_name WHERE $column_name = %s"55
Category
Security
Occurrences
55
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column_name at "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table_name WHERE $column_name = %s"

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GeneralCheck".46
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
46
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $logtable used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$logtable assigned unsafely at line 45.32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $logtable used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$logtable assigned unsafely at line 45.

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WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended32
Category
Security
Occurrences
32
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log29
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment13
Category
I18n
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

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.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated11
Category
Security
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['maspik-settings']['error']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 559.

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped10
Category
Security
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared7
Category
Security
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "Settings_Page_Activator".

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%sPrivacy policy%s.'.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

External Connections

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Score History

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Warnings
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Warnings
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