Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search

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v17.211.0echopluginsUpdated Added 10k+ installs98% rating100% support resolved
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Score
289
Errors
751
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance98
Maintainability12

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,040 findings

Security

508

11 issue groups

Maintainability

474

13 issue groups

I18n

44

1 issue group

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$article_class_escaped'.208
Category
Security
Occurrences
208
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$args".134
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
134
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.107
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
107
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().106
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
106
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 at "SELECT $column FROM $this->table_name WHERE $this->primary_key = %s LIMIT 1;"76
Category
Security
Occurrences
76
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $column at "SELECT $column FROM $this->table_name WHERE $this->primary_key = %s LIMIT 1;"

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.50
Category
Security
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.44
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
44
Severity
warning

Sample message

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.44
Category
I18n
Occurrences
44
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.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE[$key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_COOKIE[$key] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "elay_block_config".35
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
35
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped31
Category
Security
Occurrences
31
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $messages_table used in $wpdb->get_var()

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized29
Category
Security
Occurrences
29
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[$key]

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated23
Category
Security
Occurrences
23
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared16
Category
Security
Occurrences
16
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 842.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp8
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_block_template()" requires WordPress 5.8.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook name6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log print r3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityUnfinished Prepare2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

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