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v2.3.1Mark JaquithUpdated 2024-10-29Added Jun 9, 200510k+ installs78% rating
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Score
129
Errors
163
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo89
Performance100
Maintainability63

Top Issues by Category

security182
maintainability72
i18n34

Issues Details

292 issues found in latest scan

ERROR54
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"<li>($ccount) <a href='"'.

WARNING27
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

ERROR27
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERROR26
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.

WARNING25
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING20
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING17
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_COOKIE[&#039;comment_author_email_&#039;. COOKIEHASH]

WARNING16
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_COOKIE[&#039;comment_author_email_&#039;. COOKIEHASH] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING13
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $post-&gt;post_author at &quot;SELECT * FROM $wpdb-&gt;users WHERE ID = $post-&gt;post_author&quot;

WARNING13
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING9
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $this-&gt;ms_table used in $wpdb-&gt;get_col()

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_GET[&#039;subscribeid&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

ERROR5
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_rand

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

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.get_currentuserinfoFound

get_currentuserinfo() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Use wp_get_current_user() instead.

ERROR4
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "add_settings_error()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.9.0.

ERROR3
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $post->post_author used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$post->post_author used without escaping.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_value

Detected usage of meta_value, possible slow query.

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.screen_iconFound

screen_icon() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.8.0.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key

Detected usage of meta_key, possible slow query.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the &quot;allowed_redirect_hosts&quot; filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.DiscouragedFunctions.query_posts_query_posts

query_posts() is discouraged. Use WP_Query instead.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.I18n.NoHtmlWrappedStrings

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: &#039;&lt;strong&gt;Error: &lt;/strong&gt;&#039;

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'subscribe-to-comments' but got 'subscribe_to_comments'.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

292

Errors

129

Warnings

163

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.3.1

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Findings
292
Errors
129
Warnings
163
Plugin Check
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Model
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