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v6.2.1WPDeveloperUpdated Added 200k+ installs98% rating50% support resolved
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Score
112
Errors
632
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance93
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

744 findings

Maintainability

540

14 issue groups

Security

171

8 issue groups

I18n

10

2 issue groups

Performance

4

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Variable FoundGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_content".372
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
372
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing Unslash$_GET['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar91
Category
Security
Occurrences
91
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Hookname FoundHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".61
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
61
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;48
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
48
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput Not EscapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$_id'.21
Category
Security
Occurrences
21
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not SanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['_wpnonce']20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput Not ValidatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['admin_nonce']. Check that the array index exists before using it.18
Category
Security
Occurrences
18
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRecommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.12
Category
Security
Occurrences
12
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "block_footer_area()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.8.0.11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "block_footer_area()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.8.0.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment7
Category
I18n
Occurrences
7
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.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon Prefixed Function Found5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNINGSecurityMissing4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGPerformancePost Not In post not in4
Category
Performance
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated Not Prepared3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query tax query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$s", but got "%d, %s" in 'Successfully generated %d image(s) using %s model. Token usage information not available.'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERRORSecurityNot Prepared2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error log2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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.

Score History

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v6.2.1

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744
Errors
112
Warnings
632
Check
2.0.0

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