Disqus Comment System

Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience.

v3.1.4DisqusUpdated 2026-01-15Added Aug 28, 200840k+ installs54% rating
54
Score
17
Errors
33
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security30
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability78

Top Issues by Category

maintainability26
security15
repo_compliance5
i18n4

Issues Details

50 issues found in latest scan

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR5
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'disqus-comment-system' but got 'disqus'.

ERROR3
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING3
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Disqus Comment System" - contains the restricted term "disqus" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "disqus" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for disqus".

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR2
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_POST['nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR1
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

ERROR1
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.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Disqus Comment System" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Disqus for WordPress".

ERROR1
no_license

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

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
plugin_header_nonexistent_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_trimmed_short_description

The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.

WARNING1
textdomain_mismatch

The "Text Domain" header in the plugin file does not match the slug. Found "disqus", expected "disqus-comment-system".

Latest Snapshot

Findings

50

Errors

17

Warnings

33

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v3.1.4 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v3.1.4

54

Latest

Findings
50
Errors
17
Warnings
33
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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