GoSMTP – SMTP for WordPress

Send emails from your WordPress site using your preferred SMTP provider like Gmail, Outlook, AWS, Zoho, SMTP.com, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), Mailgun …

v1.2.0SoftaculousUpdated 2026-04-13Added Feb 20, 2023500k+ installs86% rating0% support resolved
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Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo88
Performance100
Maintainability79

Top Issues by Category

security79
maintainability17
repo_compliance3
i18n2

Issues Details

101 issues found in latest scan

ERROR23
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR23
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

ERROR3
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

ERROR3
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING2
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r

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

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_rand

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

ERROR2
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.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_debug_backtrace

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NoExplicitVersion

Version parameter is not explicitly set or has been set to an equivalent of "false" for wp_register_script; This means that the WordPress core version will be used which is not recommended for plugin or theme development.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress" is different from the name declared in plugin header "GoSMTP".

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_trimmed_short_description

The "Short Description" section is too long and was truncated. A maximum of 150 characters is supported.

WARNING1
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

Latest Snapshot

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101

Errors

59

Warnings

42

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v1.2.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v1.2.0

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Findings
101
Errors
59
Warnings
42
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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