Nginx Helper

Cleans nginx's fastcgi/proxy cache or redis-cache whenever a post is edited/published. Also does a few more things.

v2.3.5rtCampUpdated 2025-08-21Added Sep 28, 2012200k+ installs88% rating
71
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Errors
60
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security72
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability44

Top Issues by Category

maintainability96
1Non Prefixed Variable FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFoundWARNING232wp function not compatible with requires wpwp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wpERROR213Non Prefixed Hookname FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFoundWARNING194file system operations fcloseWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fcloseERROR45file system operations fopenWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopenERROR46missing direct file access protectionmissing_direct_file_access_protectionERROR47Non Prefixed Class FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFoundWARNING38Non Prefixed Function FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFoundWARNING39file system operations fwriteWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwriteERROR310file system operations is writableWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writableERROR311Not AllowedPluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowedERROR212file system operations mkdirWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdirERROR213Direct QueryWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQueryWARNING114No CachingWordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCachingWARNING115Non Prefixed Constant FoundWordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFoundWARNING116file system operations rmdirWordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdirERROR117unexpected markdown fileunexpected_markdown_fileWARNING1
security8
repo_compliance3

Issues Details

107 issues found in latest scan

WARNING23
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR21
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "esc_textarea()" requires WordPress 3.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.0.

WARNING19
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING5
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose

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

ERROR4
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fopen

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

ERROR4
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

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

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable

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

ERROR2
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed

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

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir

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

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdir

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

ERROR1
invalid_license

Your plugin has an invalid license declared. Please update your readme with a valid SPDX license identifier.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.8 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

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

WARNING1
unexpected_markdown_file

Unexpected markdown file "Development.md" detected in plugin root. Only specific markdown files are expected in production plugins.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

107

Errors

47

Warnings

60

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v2.3.5 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v2.3.5

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Findings
107
Errors
47
Warnings
60
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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