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86 issues found in latest scan
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$expire_caching'.
Processing form data without nonce verification.
$_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dcg_settings_link".
Processing form data without nonce verification.
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().
Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<strong>Settings Saved.</strong>'
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $notice_contents
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "plugin_locale".
wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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.
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['_wpnonce']
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir().
File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir().
unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file.
The parameter "FALSE" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.
Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.
Plugin name "WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP Performance Score Booster".
One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.
| Code | Type | Message | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'. | 23 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$expire_caching'. | 20 |
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 6 |
| WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash | WARNING | $_GET['tab'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar | 6 |
| PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.Heredoc.NotAllowed | ERROR | Use of heredoc syntax (<<<) is not allowed; use standard strings or inline HTML instead | 4 |
| missing_direct_file_access_protection | ERROR | PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; | 3 |
| trademarked_term | WARNING | The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name. | 3 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound | WARNING | Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "dcg_settings_link". | 2 |
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 2 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable(). | 2 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.NoHtmlWrappedStrings | WARNING | Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<strong>Settings Saved.</strong>' | 2 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText | ERROR | The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $notice_contents | 2 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound | WARNING | Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "plugin_locale". | 1 |
| WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect | WARNING | wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" 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. | 1 |
| WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized | WARNING | Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_REQUEST['_wpnonce'] | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: mkdir(). | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_rmdir | ERROR | File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: rmdir(). | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.unlink_unlink | ERROR | unlink() is discouraged. Use wp_delete_file() to delete a file. | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Load_plugin_textdomainParam2Found | ERROR | The parameter "FALSE" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead. | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion | WARNING | Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching. | 1 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain | ERROR | Missing $domain parameter in function call to __(). | 1 |
| mismatched_plugin_name | WARNING | Plugin name "WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP Performance Score Booster". | 1 |
| readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags | WARNING | One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags. | 1 |
Latest Snapshot
Findings
86
Errors
59
Warnings
27
Score History
First score snapshot
First scan completed Jun 20, 2026
v2.2.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Jun 20, 2026
v2.2.3
39
Latest
- Findings
- 86
- Errors
- 59
- Warnings
- 27
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
- Model
- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026Latest | 39 | 86 | 59 | 27 | v2.2.3 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |