reCaptcha by BestWebSoft

Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.

v1.87bestwebsoftUpdated Added 100k+ installs78% rating100% support resolved
29
Score
474
Errors
272
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability23

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

746 findings

I18n

444

4 issue groups

Maintainability

179

11 issue groups

Security

107

10 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'google-captcha' but got 'bestwebsoft'.401
Category
I18n
Occurrences
401
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'google-captcha' but got 'bestwebsoft'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "bws_add_buttons".50
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
50
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$bstwbsftwppdtplgns_active_plugins".49
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
49
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.38
Category
Security
Occurrences
38
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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.38
Category
I18n
Occurrences
38
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.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.20
Category
Security
Occurrences
20
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.18
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
18
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().17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$this'.15
Category
Security
Occurrences
15
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDynamic hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "__CLASS__ . '_additional_import_export_options'".11
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
11
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing Version10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated9
Category
Security
Occurrences
9
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer9
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
9
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.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared5
Category
Security
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$offset} at "SELECT * FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}gglcptch_allowlist`{$where}{$order_by}{$order} LIMIT {$this->per_page}{$offset}"

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log debug backtrace4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading2
Category
I18n
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$where assigned unsafely at line 273.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $list used in $wpdb->query()\n$list assigned unsafely at line 389.

Score History

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Errors
474
Warnings
272
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