GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory

A superb WordPress Business Directory plugin to create a local business directory, classified ads directory, or job listings board.

v2.8.164PaoloUpdated 2026-06-10Added Apr 21, 201410k+ installs96% rating100% support resolved
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Errors
3,972
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo94
Performance76
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

security4,589
maintainability2,474
i18n1,142

Issues Details

8,434 issues found in latest scan

ERROR2,342
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" >$name</option>"'.

WARNING1,269
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$ISO2&quot;.

WARNING657
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR451
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERROR372
WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: "Filesystem ERROR during mu-plugin file copy: " . $wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_message()

WARNING370
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERROR355
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERROR351
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.

WARNING335
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING245
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR221
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING196
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $col at &quot;$col = %s&quot;

WARNING153
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;ADDRESS_MSG&quot;.

WARNING145
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING141
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING105
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $claim_table used in $wpdb-&gt;query()\n$claim_table assigned unsafely at line 2367.

WARNING97
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;&#039;gd_ajax_&#039; . $action&quot;.

WARNING73
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERROR64
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$.2f, %2$.2f", but got "%.2f, %.2f" in 'Data: %.2fMB + Index: %.2fMB'.

ERROR55
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

ERROR51
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $cols_sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$cols_sql assigned unsafely at line 894.

ERROR49
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR38
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNING35
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$field_id . &#039;async-upload&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNING35
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

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.

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Errors

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Warnings

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v2.8.164 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.8.164

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Errors
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Warnings
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Plugin Check
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