SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Template powered live search for any WordPress theme. Does not require SearchWP, but will utilize it if available.

v1.8.7Syed BalkhiUpdated Added 50k+ installs94% rating
78
Score
8
Errors
23
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security72
Repo89
Performance96
Maintainability79

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

31 findings

Maintainability

21

11 issue groups

Security

6

4 issue groups

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

I18n

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$display_data".5
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
5
Severity
warning

Sample message

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

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.3
Category
Security
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "SearchWP Live Ajax Search" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "SearchWP Live Ajax Search" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

ERRORMaintainabilitydate datedate() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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 constantGlobal constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DOING_AJAX".2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DOING_AJAX".

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn 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.2
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
2
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.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loadingload_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.1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

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.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $post_title_where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$post_title_where assigned unsafely at line 1785.1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $post_title_where used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$post_title_where assigned unsafely at line 1785.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'get_template_part_' . $slug".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitized1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['action']

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_REQUEST['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORPerformanceSuppress Filters suppress filters1
Category
Performance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

ERRORMaintainabilityfive star reviews detected1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto header1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.9 < 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.

ERRORRepo Complianceplugin header no license1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wp1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

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

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.8.7

78

Latest

Findings
31
Errors
8
Warnings
23
Check
2.0.0

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