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v5.11.0matomoteamUpdated 2026-06-16Added Feb 13, 2020100k+ installs92% rating100% support resolved
19
Score
1,909
Errors
878
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo60
Performance100
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

security1,735
maintainability705
i18n80

Issues Details

2,787 issues found in latest scan

ERROR1,155
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" (Plugin '{$plugin}' is not activated.)"'.

WARNING147
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING140
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING121
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING111
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "HTML_Common2".

ERROR99
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR94
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

ERROR80
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.

WARNING60
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR52
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.

ERROR51
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Error table {$id} is not instance of datatable<br />"'.

WARNING45
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_COOKIE[$this-&gt;name]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

WARNING44
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_export

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

WARNING40
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING38
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR37
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

ERROR33
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable

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

WARNING28
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

ERROR26
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

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

ERROR23
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed

Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead

ERROR22
WordPress.DB.RestrictedClasses.mysql__PDO

Accessing the database directly should be avoided. Please use the $wpdb object and associated functions instead. Found: \PDO.

ERROR21
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "register_block_type()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.8.0.

WARNING19
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING18
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR16
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

2,787

Errors

1,909

Warnings

878

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v5.11.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v5.11.0

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Findings
2,787
Errors
1,909
Warnings
878
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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