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Category Scores
Issues to Review
Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan
Security
4,634
11 issue groups
Maintainability
1,889
9 issue groups
I18n
256
3 issue groups
Performance
17
1 issue group
ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing functionAll output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.1,647
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1,647
- Severity
- error
Sample message
All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.
ERRORSecurityOutput is not escapedAll output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"$sub' style='float:left'>$name</a>"'.1,626
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 1,626
- Severity
- error
Sample message
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>"'.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$SQL".1,373
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 1,373
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$SQL".
WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.318
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 318
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.289
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 289
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Processing form data without nonce verification.
ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA 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.194
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 194
- Severity
- error
Sample message
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.
WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar164
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 164
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
$_GET['action'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
ERRORSecuritySQL query is not preparedUse placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $batch_query163
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 163
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $batch_query
WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['add_lang']['error']['xml']152
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 152
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['add_lang']['error']['xml']
WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.133
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 133
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use of a direct database call is discouraged.
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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo Caching127
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 127
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().
WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated104
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 104
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_FILES[$argname]['error']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags94
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 94
- Severity
- error
Sample message
strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.
WARNINGSecurityInterpolated SQL is not prepared76
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 76
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $col at "SHOW COLUMNS FROM `$table` LIKE '$col'"
ERRORSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped61
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 61
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $batch_query used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$batch_query assigned unsafely at line 313.
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed function49
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 49
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WPF".
ERRORMaintainabilitydate date38
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 38
- Severity
- error
Sample message
date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.
WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escaped34
- Category
- Security
- Occurrences
- 34
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Unescaped parameter $embeddings_table used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$embeddings_table assigned unsafely at line 3018.
ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text33
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 33
- Severity
- error
Sample message
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.'.
ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection31
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 31
- Severity
- error
Sample message
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
ERRORI18nMissing Arg Domain29
- Category
- I18n
- Occurrences
- 29
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().
WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name26
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 26
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "active_plugins".
ERRORMaintainabilityparse url parse url18
- Category
- Maintainability
- Occurrences
- 18
- Severity
- error
Sample message
parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.
WARNINGPerformancePost Not In exclude17
- Category
- Performance
- Occurrences
- 17
- Severity
- warning
Sample message
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.
ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included16
- Category
- Supply Chain
- Occurrences
- 16
- Severity
- error
Sample message
Hidden files are not permitted.
Score History
First score snapshot
v3.1.1
17
Latest
- Findings
- 6,955
- Errors
- 4,033
- Warnings
- 2,922
- Check
- 2.0.0
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | 17 | 6,955 | 4,033 | 2,922 | v3.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
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