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v2.6.5quadlayersUpdated 2026-05-22Added Dec 6, 201250k+ installs96% rating
57
Score
73
Errors
40
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security36
Repo100
Performance96
Maintainability61

Top Issues by Category

maintainability53
i18n38
security18
performance4

Issues Details

113 issues found in latest scan

ERROR26
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'search-exclude' but got 'jetpack-assets'.

ERROR18
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

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

ERROR13
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING7
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to _n() 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.

WARNING4
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['sep']

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_POST['sep'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING2
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function ini_set() is discouraged

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERROR2
five_star_reviews_detected

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.ShortURL.Found

Short URL detected (bit.ly). Use full URLs instead of URL shorteners.

ERROR1
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Version number \"$version\" is not in a recognized format."'.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING1
missing_composer_json_file

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

113

Errors

73

Warnings

40

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.6.5 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.6.5

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Latest

Findings
113
Errors
73
Warnings
40
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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