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v1.181.0GoogleUpdated 2026-06-15Added Oct 31, 20195m+ installs84% rating77% support resolved
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Score
1,304
Errors
242
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

maintainability999
1missing direct file access protectionmissing_direct_file_access_protectionERROR6922Non Prefixed Variable FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFoundWARNING1123curl curl setoptWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setoptERROR344Non Prefixed Constant FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFoundWARNING285file system operations fcloseWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fcloseERROR156wp function not compatible with requires wpwp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpERROR157file system operations fopenWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopenERROR128error log set error handlerWordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_set_error_handlerWARNING119file system operations fputsWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fputsERROR1010FoundGeneric.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.FoundERROR911parse url parse urlWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_urlERROR912error log var exportWordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_exportWARNING813curl curl initWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_initERROR814error log trigger errorWordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_trigger_errorWARNING715Non Prefixed Hookname FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFoundWARNING616file system operations freadWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_freadERROR517file system operations fwriteWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwriteERROR518rand mt randWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_mt_randERROR519date dateWordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_dateERROR420Dynamic Hookname FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFoundWARNING4
security478
i18n24

Issues Details

1,546 issues found in latest scan

ERROR692
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR434
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$function_name does not exist."'.

WARNING112
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR34
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_setopt

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNING28
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "U_IDNA_ACE_PREFIX_ERROR".

WARNING24
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'google-site-kit' but got 'default'.

ERROR22
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Since {$package} {$version}: "'.

ERROR15
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

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

ERROR15
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "str_contains()" requires WordPress 5.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.2.0.

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_ENV['SSH_AUTH_SOCK']

ERROR12
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopen

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

WARNING11
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_set_error_handler

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

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR10
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fputs

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

ERROR9
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function eval() is forbidden

ERROR9
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.

WARNING8
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_export

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

ERROR8
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.curl_curl_init

Using cURL functions is highly discouraged. Use wp_remote_get() instead.

WARNING7
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_trigger_error

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

WARNING6
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fread

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_mt_rand

mt_rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

ERROR4
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

1,546

Errors

1,304

Warnings

242

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v1.181.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v1.181.0

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Findings
1,546
Errors
1,304
Warnings
242
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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