Desert Companion

Desert Companion Enhances Desert Themes with additional functionality.

v1.0.98Desert ThemesUpdated 2026-05-20Added Aug 28, 202220k+ installs74% rating
68
Score
410
Errors
830
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security80
Repo100
Performance93
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

maintainability1,129
i18n96
performance11
security4

Issues Details

1,240 issues found in latest scan

WARNING802
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR296
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR78
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'desert-companion' but got 'chromax-pro'.

ERROR13
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

WARNING11
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_post__not_in

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

WARNING5
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%s “%s” already exists.'.

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopen

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fopen().

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING3
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.get_page_by_titleFound

get_page_by_title() has been deprecated since WordPress version 6.2.0. Use WP_Query instead.

ERROR3
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_slash_strings_only()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.6.0.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR1
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_chmod

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: chmod().

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: fclose().

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().

Latest Snapshot

Findings

1,240

Errors

410

Warnings

830

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.0.98 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.0.98

68

Latest

Findings
1,240
Errors
410
Warnings
830
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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