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v6.2.1WPDeveloperUpdated 2026-06-18Added Dec 9, 2018200k+ installs98% rating50% support resolved
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Score
112
Errors
632
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance93
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

maintainability540
security171
i18n10
performance4

Issues Details

744 issues found in latest scan

WARNING372
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING91
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING61
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR48
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR21
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING20
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING18
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING11
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERROR11
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

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

WARNING10
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir

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

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING5
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING4
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.

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

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

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

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.'.

WARNING2
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERROR2
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR2
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

WARNING2
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

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

ERROR2
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.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

744

Errors

112

Warnings

632

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v6.2.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v6.2.1

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Latest

Findings
744
Errors
112
Warnings
632
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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