Simple Lightbox

The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress

v2.9.5ArchetypedUpdated 2026-02-24Added May 29, 2010100k+ installs86% rating
41
Score
21
Errors
48
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance98
Maintainability88

Top Issues by Category

Issues Details

69 issues found in latest scan

WARNING16
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR12
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$data'.

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR3
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function eval() is forbidden

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
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.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $uris_placeholders at "SELECT post_id, meta_value FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE `meta_key` = %s AND LOWER(`meta_value`) IN ($uris_placeholders) LIMIT %d"

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.ReplacementsWrongNumber

Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 2.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_mt_rand

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

WARNING1
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.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

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.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

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

ERROR1
plugin_updater_detected

Plugin Updater detected. These are not permitted in WordPress.org hosted plugins. Detected: site_transient_update_plugins

Latest Snapshot

Findings

69

Errors

21

Warnings

48

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v2.9.5 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v2.9.5

41

Latest

Findings
69
Errors
21
Warnings
48
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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