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v1.0.272Rank Math SEOUpdated 2026-06-10Added Nov 19, 20184m+ installs96% rating100% support resolved
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Errors
373
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance86
Maintainability35

Top Issues by Category

maintainability286
security118
performance11

Issues Details

418 issues found in latest scan

WARNING181
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING34
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING32
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$actions_table} at "UPDATE {$actions_table} SET group_id=%d WHERE group_id=%d OR group_id=%d"

WARNING24
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING19
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

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

WARNING17
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR17
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR13
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

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

WARNING11
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $actions_table used in $wpdb->query()\n$actions_table assigned unsafely at line 46.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

WARNING8
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.

ERROR6
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 351.

ERROR6
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING4
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_query

Detected usage of meta_query, possible slow query.

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

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

WARNING3
Squiz.PHP.DiscouragedFunctions.Discouraged

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNING3
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING3
update_modification_detected

Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query

Detected usage of tax_query, possible slow query.

WARNING2
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_post__not_in

Using exclusionary parameters, like post__not_in, 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.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

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

ERROR1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.SuppressFilters_suppress_filters

Setting `suppress_filters` to `true` is prohibited.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

418

Errors

45

Warnings

373

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v1.0.272 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v1.0.272

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Findings
418
Errors
45
Warnings
373
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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