Simply Static – The Static Site Generator

Convert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.

v3.7.6Simply StaticUpdated 2026-06-19Added Sep 22, 201530k+ installs90% rating100% support resolved
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Score
163
Errors
446
Warnings
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Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability2

Top Issues by Category

maintainability406
security118
i18n67

Issues Details

609 issues found in latest scan

WARNING262
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'ss_get_option_' . strtolower( $name )".

ERROR58
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

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.

WARNING34
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING32
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING31
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING23
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$this->cron_interval_identifier".

WARNING18
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $table_name at "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $table_name"

ERROR18
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNING11
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $delete_table used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$delete_table assigned unsafely at line 654.

ERROR11
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

ERROR10
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR10
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink

unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.

ERROR8
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$query assigned unsafely at line 57.

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

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

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR8
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable

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

ERROR7
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped

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

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in 'Transferred %d of %d files'.

WARNING5
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdir

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rename_rename

rename() is discouraged. Use WP_Filesystem::move() to rename a file.

ERROR4
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedScript

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

609

Errors

163

Warnings

446

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v3.7.6 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v3.7.6

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Findings
609
Errors
163
Warnings
446
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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