Gwolle Guestbook

Gwolle Guestbook is the WordPress guestbook you've just been looking for. Beautiful and easy.

v5.0.1Marcel PolUpdated Added 20k+ installs96% rating25% support resolved
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Score
268
Errors
528
Warnings
+1
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability34

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

796 findings

Security

562

10 issue groups

Maintainability

192

13 issue groups

I18n

39

2 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$active_plugins'.148
Category
Security
Occurrences
148
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.121
Category
Security
Occurrences
121
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_COOKIE["$storagecookie"] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar91
Category
Security
Occurrences
91
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE["$storagecookie"]88
Category
Security
Occurrences
88
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.64
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
64
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().61
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
61
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql35
Category
Security
Occurrences
35
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.30
Category
Security
Occurrences
30
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['gwolle-gb-addon-upload-media']['error']. Check that the array index exists before using it.25
Category
Security
Occurrences
25
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES['gwolle-gb-addon-upload-media']['error']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

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.21
Category
I18n
Occurrences
21
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.

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ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text18
Category
I18n
Occurrences
18
Severity
error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$b, %2$b, %3$b, %4$d, %5$e", but got "%b, %b, %b, %d, %e" in '\nHello,\n\nAn admin has just added or changed a reply message to your guestbook entry at %blog_name%.\n\nHave a nice day.\nThe editors at %blog_name%.\n\n\nWebsite address: %blog_url%\nAdmin Reply:\n%admin_reply%\n\n\nOriginal entry posted on %date%:\n%entry_content%\n'.

ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped17
Category
Security
Occurrences
17
Severity
error

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 117.

WARNINGMaintainabilitySchema Change17
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
17
Severity
warning

Sample message

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp13
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
13
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "get_privacy_policy_url()" requires WordPress 4.9.6, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.1.0.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
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 name7
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
7
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared6
Category
Security
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $tablename at \t\t\t($tablename . admin_reply LIKE %s))"

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed class5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "GwolleGB_Widget".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta query3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variable3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations fclose3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP function2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

Score History

2 score snapshots

+1
1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC Score 31/100 Plugin v5.0.0 Plugin Check 2.0.0 269 errors, 526 warningsJun 20, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC Score 32/100 Plugin v5.0.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 268 errors, 528 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 20, 2026

v5.0.1

32

Latest

Findings
796
Errors
268
Warnings
528
Check
2.0.0

v5.0.0

31

Score

Findings
795
Errors
269
Warnings
526
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2.0.0

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