The essential tool for selling gift cards in your store, increasing your conversion rate and attracting new customers.
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1,970 issues found in latest scan
Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_defaults".
Mismatched text domain. Expected 'yith-woocommerce-gift-cards' but got 'woocommerce'.
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'yit_before_metabox_option_' . urldecode( $key )".
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$amount'.
Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "YIT_Plugin_Licence".
PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WC_Product_Gift_Card".
Processing form data without nonce verification.
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.
All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'.
Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['term']
Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$deprecated_filters[ $filter ]".
Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DOING_YITH_BH_ONBOARDING".
$_POST['gift-card-amounts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar
The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $amount
Unescaped parameter $args used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$args assigned unsafely at line 188.
All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$response'.
The parameter "$args" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards" - contains the restricted term "woocommerce" which cannot be used within in your plugin name, unless your plugin name contains one of the allowed patterns: "for woocommerce", "with woocommerce", "using woocommerce", or "and woocommerce". The term must still not appear anywhere else in your name.
Processing form data without nonce verification.
Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['categories1_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it.
Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.
Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins
| Code | Type | Message | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound | WARNING | Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$_defaults". | 1,364 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch | ERROR | Mismatched text domain. Expected 'yith-woocommerce-gift-cards' but got 'woocommerce'. | 327 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound | WARNING | Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "'yit_before_metabox_option_' . urldecode( $key )". | 67 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$amount'. | 38 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound | WARNING | Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "YIT_Plugin_Licence". | 30 |
| missing_direct_file_access_protection | ERROR | PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; | 27 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound | WARNING | Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "WC_Product_Gift_Card". | 17 |
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 16 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain | ERROR | Missing $domain parameter in function call to __(). | 10 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment | ERROR | 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. | 8 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (like echo esc_html_x() or echo esc_attr_x()), found '_ex'. | 7 |
| WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized | WARNING | Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['term'] | 7 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.DynamicHooknameFound | WARNING | Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$deprecated_filters[ $filter ]". | 6 |
| WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound | WARNING | Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DOING_YITH_BH_ONBOARDING". | 6 |
| WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash | WARNING | $_POST['gift-card-amounts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar | 5 |
| WordPress.WP.I18n.NonSingularStringLiteralText | ERROR | The $text parameter must be a single text string literal. Found: $amount | 4 |
| PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter | WARNING | Unescaped parameter $args used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$args assigned unsafely at line 188. | 3 |
| WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared | ERROR | Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql | 3 |
| WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped | ERROR | All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$response'. | 3 |
| WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Get_termsParam2Found | ERROR | The parameter "$args" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter. | 3 |
| trademarked_term | WARNING | The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards" - contains the restricted term "woocommerce" which cannot be used within in your plugin name, unless your plugin name contains one of the allowed patterns: "for woocommerce", "with woocommerce", "using woocommerce", or "and woocommerce". The term must still not appear anywhere else in your name. | 3 |
| WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing | WARNING | Processing form data without nonce verification. | 2 |
| WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated | WARNING | Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_REQUEST['categories1_id']. Check that the array index exists before using it. | 2 |
| WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude | WARNING | 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. | 2 |
| update_modification_detected | WARNING | Plugin Updater detected. Detected code which may be altering WordPress update routines. Detected: _site_transient_update_plugins | 2 |
Latest Snapshot
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1,970
Errors
436
Warnings
1,534
Score History
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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026
v4.35.0 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
Jun 20, 2026
v4.35.0
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- Findings
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- Errors
- 436
- Warnings
- 1,534
- Plugin Check
- 2.0.0
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- 2026.06-mvp-static-v2
| Scan | Score | Findings | Errors | Warnings | Plugin | Plugin Check | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026Latest | 24 | 1,970 | 436 | 1,534 | v4.35.0 | 2.0.0 | 2026.06-mvp-static-v2 |