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v3.1.1TomdeverUpdated 2026-05-31Added Jun 26, 201620k+ installs94% rating50% support resolved
17
Score
4,033
Errors
2,922
Warnings
+0
Change

Category Scores

Security0
Repo55
Performance91
Maintainability0

Top Issues by Category

security4,634
maintainability1,889
i18n256
performance17
supply_chain16

Issues Details

6,955 issues found in latest scan

ERROR1,647
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

ERROR1,626
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$sub' style='float:left'>$name</a>"'.

WARNING1,373
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;$SQL&quot;.

WARNING318
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING289
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR194
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.

WARNING164
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET[&#039;action&#039;] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR163
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

WARNING152
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES[&#039;add_lang&#039;][&#039;error&#039;][&#039;xml&#039;]

WARNING133
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING127
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

WARNING104
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

ERROR94
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

WARNING76
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb-&gt;prepare(); found interpolated variable $col at &quot;SHOW COLUMNS FROM `$table` LIKE &#039;$col&#039;&quot;

ERROR61
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $batch_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$batch_query assigned unsafely at line 313.

WARNING49
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;WPF&quot;.

ERROR38
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNING34
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $embeddings_table used in $wpdb-&gt;get_var()\n$embeddings_table assigned unsafely at line 3018.

ERROR33
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$d, %2$d", but got "%d, %d" in '%d topic(s) matching your filters have been queued for indexing. %d credit(s) used.'.

ERROR31
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR29
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

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

WARNING26
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;active_plugins&quot;.

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.

WARNING17
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.

ERROR16
hidden_files

Hidden files are not permitted.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

6,955

Errors

4,033

Warnings

2,922

Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v3.1.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v3.1.1

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Findings
6,955
Errors
4,033
Warnings
2,922
Plugin Check
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Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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