Spider Blocker

SpiderBlocker will block most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog.

v1.3.7NiteoUpdated 2024-05-07Added Oct 8, 201520k+ installs80% rating
78
Score
19
Errors
9
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security73
Repo75
Performance100
Maintainability84

Top Issues by Category

Issues Details

28 issues found in latest scan

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to esc_html__() 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.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_ENV['SERVER_SOFTWARE']

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

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

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.EnqueuedResourceOffloading.OffloadedContent

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_chmod

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

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'spiderblocker' but got 'eu-vat-b2b-taxes'.

ERROR1
invalid_plugin_name

Plugin name header in your readme is missing or invalid. Please update your readme with a valid plugin name header. Eg: "=== Example Name ==="

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
no_license

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

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.5 < 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_invalid_author_uri

The "Author URI" header in the plugin file is not valid.

WARNING1
plugin_header_invalid_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must start with forward slash.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

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

Latest Snapshot

Findings

28

Errors

19

Warnings

9

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.7 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.7

78

Latest

Findings
28
Errors
19
Warnings
9
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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