Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder

The most advanced frontend drag & drop page builder. Pagelayer is a light weight but extremely powerful Website Builder.

v2.1.3SoftaculousUpdated Added 400k+ installs78% rating
24
Score
769
Errors
556
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance96
Maintainability0

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

1,325 findings

Security

826

8 issue groups

I18n

263

3 issue groups

Maintainability

202

14 issue groups

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a class='nav-tab{$active_class}' href='{$type_url}'>{$type_label}</a>"'.337
Category
Security
Occurrences
337
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<a class='nav-tab{$active_class}' href='{$type_url}'>{$type_label}</a>"'.

ERRORI18nMissing Arg DomainMissing $domain parameter in function call to __().247
Category
I18n
Occurrences
247
Severity
error

Sample message

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET[$name] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar132
Category
Security
Occurrences
132
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[&#039;userfile&#039;][&#039;name&#039;]124
Category
Security
Occurrences
124
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[&#039;userfile&#039;][&#039;name&#039;]

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$app&quot;.86
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
86
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validatedDetected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[&#039;userfile&#039;][&#039;name&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.81
Category
Security
Occurrences
81
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[&#039;userfile&#039;][&#039;name&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.76
Category
Security
Occurrences
76
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.39
Category
Security
Occurrences
39
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.34
Category
Security
Occurrences
34
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "do_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.32
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
32
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "do_blocks()" requires WordPress 5.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.

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ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection25
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
25
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name14
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
14
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;enter_title_here&quot;.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
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.

ERRORI18nNon Singular String Literal Text8
Category
I18n
Occurrences
8
Severity
error

Sample message

The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $val['title']

ERRORMaintainabilitydate date6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In Footer6
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

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: &quot;__pl&quot;.

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger error5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilityfile system operations mkdir5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta key4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilityrand rand4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitybadly named files4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
error

Sample message

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

ERRORSecuritySQL query is not prepared3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

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

WARNINGMaintainabilityslow db query meta value3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

ERRORMaintainabilityNon Enqueued Stylesheet3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

38 domains

Outbound calls

176

External assets

14

Incoming endpoints

47

Notable Domains

pagelayer.com55 · outbound
dev7studios.com8 · outbound
fontawesome.com6 · outbound
jsfiddle.net4 · outbound
daneden.me3 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

opensource.org23 · platform/reference
github.com20 · platform/reference
w3.org7 · platform/reference
wordpress.org6 · platform/reference
gnu.org2 · platform/reference
developer.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

youtube.com9 · asset + outbound
google.com6 · asset + outbound
fonts.googleapis.com4 · asset + outbound
gmpg.org1 · asset
maps.google.com1 · asset

Incoming Endpoints

wp_ajax_nopriv_pagelayer_contact_submitpublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_pagelayer_givecsspublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_pagelayer_infinite_postspublic

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_nopriv_pagelayer_login_submitpublic

wp_ajax

Admin AJAX endpoints43
wp_ajax_pagelayer_activate_pluginauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_apply_revisionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_archive_posts_dataauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_close_update_noticeauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_contact_submitauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_create_post_autosaveauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_custom_fontauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_delete_revisionauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_do_shortcodesauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_export_templateauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_fetch_featured_imgauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_pagelayer_fetch_postsauthenticated

wp_ajax

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Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 19, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v2.1.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 766 errors, 555 warningsJun 24, 2026, 01:57 PM UTC Score 24/100 Plugin v2.1.3 Plugin Check 2.0.0 769 errors, 556 warningsJun 19, 2026Jun 24, 2026

v2.1.3

24

Latest

Findings
1,325
Errors
769
Warnings
556
Check
2.0.0

v2.1.2

24

Score

Findings
1,321
Errors
766
Warnings
555
Check
2.0.0

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