Zero Spam for WordPress

No spam, no scams, just seamless experiences with Zero Spam for WordPress - the shield your site deserves.

v5.5.8Ben MarshallUpdated 2026-03-16Added Jul 21, 201420k+ installs82% rating0% support resolved
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Score
79
Errors
393
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability50

Top Issues by Category

security260
maintainability194
i18n10

Issues Details

472 issues found in latest scan

WARNING134
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$all_types".

WARNING56
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $database_table at "SELECT * FROM `$database_table`$where_statement$order_statement $limit_statement"

WARNING47
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $log_table used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$log_table assigned unsafely at line 198.

WARNING46
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR33
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$time'.

WARNING25
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING24
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['zerospam_rescue'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING18
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

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

ERROR12
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

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

ERROR10
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

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

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

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.

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['blocked_end_date']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERROR10
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

WARNING8
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['json']

WARNING5
WordPress.WP.I18n.NoHtmlWrappedStrings

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<p>When using .htaccess & due to <a href="%s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">character limit restrictions</a>, <strong>no more than 170 blocked IP addresses recommended</strong>.</p>'

ERROR4
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.

ERROR2
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.EnqueuedResourceOffloading.OffloadedContent

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERROR2
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $count_query used in $wpdb->get_var()\n$count_query assigned unsafely at line 282.

WARNING2
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Zero Spam for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare

Replacement variables found, but no valid placeholders found in the query.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "DONOTCACHEPAGE".

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_is_writable

File operations should use WP_Filesystem methods instead of direct PHP filesystem calls. Found: is_writable().

Latest Snapshot

Findings

472

Errors

79

Warnings

393

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v5.5.8 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v5.5.8

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472
Errors
79
Warnings
393
Plugin Check
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Model
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