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Regenerate Thumbnails

Slug: regenerate-thumbnails · Alex Mills · 1,000,000+

Not updated in last 3 months
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Overall Score

Excellent quality and security

92
Excellent

What this score means

Scores are calculated on a 100-point scale by analysing six weighted categories: Security, WP.org Readiness, Performance, Code Quality, Accessibility, and Vulnerabilities. Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, and incomplete source data can reduce confidence slightly.

  • Excellent The plugin follows best practices across every measured category. It is well-maintained, low-risk, and recommended for production use.
  • Good Strong overall quality with minor areas for improvement. Generally safe to use on most sites.
  • Needs Review Some areas of concern detected. Review the full issues report and weigh the risks before installing on production.
  • High Risk Significant quality or security problems found. Exercise caution — check the details carefully before using this plugin.
Score computed: May 23, 2026 10:15 pm (1 month ago). Vulnerability data mode: Live.
High confidence (100/100) based on metadata completeness and vulnerability evidence quality.
Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, then adjusted slightly when the source data is incomplete.
  • Wordfence: June 30, 2026 5:47 pm (24 minutes ago)

No known open vulnerabilities found.

AI-Generated Summary

Regenerate Thumbnails currently scores 92/100 (excellent). Latest scan findings include 1 errors and 5 warnings.

Strengths

  • Overall score is in a strong range for production use.
  • No open vulnerabilities are currently recorded in tracked sources.

Risks

  • 1 error-level issue was detected in the latest scan.
  • Tested-up-to metadata is behind the current WordPress version.

Recommended Next Actions

  • Resolve error-level findings first because they usually carry the highest impact.
  • Address warning-level findings to improve maintainability and reduce future risk.
  • Validate compatibility against the latest WordPress core and refresh tested-up-to metadata.

Generated from latest scan and metadata signals. Validate in staging before production changes.

Actions

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Score Breakdown

Shield
Security
74
Needs Review
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 26 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Security issue: Warning 4 -16 61.5%
Security issue: Error 1 -10 38.5%
W
WP.org Readiness
94
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 6 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Repo issue: Notice 3 -3 50%
Tested up to version is behind current WordPress 1 -3 50%
Speed
Performance
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Code
Code Quality
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

A11y
Accessibility
98
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 2 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Accessibility issue: Warning 1 -2 100%
Bug
Vulnerability Status
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Plugin Details

  • Version: 3.1.6
  • Active Installs: 1,000,000+
  • Last Updated: 2025-08-20 15:56:00
  • Tested up to: 6.8.5
  • Requires PHP: 5.2.4
  • Rating: 4.6/5 (395 ratings)
  • View on WordPress.org
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Scan Summary

  • Errors: 1
  • Warnings: 5
  • Notices: 3
  • Last Scanned: 2026-05-23 21:15:46
  • Score confidence: 100/100
Scans are performed automatically once per day, and the report will note when source data is stale or incomplete.

What Changed Since Last Scan

Comparing latest scan (2026-05-23 21:15:46) to previous scan (2026-05-22 14:28:29).
New: 0 Resolved: 0 Worsened: 0

New Issues

No items in this category.

Resolved Issues

No items in this category.

Worsened Issues

No items in this category.

Detected Issues

Severity Category Message File Fix Guidance
ERROR SECURITY Declared minimum PHP 5.2.4 is end-of-life and has known unpatched security vulnerabilities.
Quick Raise minimum PHP requirement to at least 8.1 and update plugin metadata.
Moderate Refactor incompatible code paths and remove legacy polyfills tied to EOL PHP.
Advanced Continuously test and enforce supported PHP baselines via CI and release policy.
WARNING SECURITY Declared minimum WordPress 4.7 is very outdated and lacks modern security APIs.
Quick Raise minimum WordPress version to a modern supported release.
Moderate Replace deprecated APIs and confirm compatibility across current WordPress branches.
Advanced Run multi-version WordPress integration tests in CI and block unsupported API usage.
NOTICE REPO Main plugin file does not declare a Domain Path header. regenerate-thumbnails.php
Quick Add a Domain Path header if language files are stored in a languages directory.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Main plugin file does not appear to guard direct access with an ABSPATH check. regenerate-thumbnails.php
Quick Add an ABSPATH guard near the top of the main plugin file to prevent direct execution.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across security findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
NOTICE REPO Plugin package does not include a license file.
Quick Add a LICENSE or COPYING file so distribution terms are explicit.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. includes/class-regeneratethumbnails-rest-controller.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/class-regeneratethumbnails-regenerator.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. regenerate-thumbnails.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
NOTICE REPO Translation functions are present, but no textdomain loader was detected.
Quick Call load_plugin_textdomain() during plugin bootstrap so translations can be loaded.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.

Score History

No history available yet. · All-Time High: N/A

All Past Vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities have been recorded for this plugin yet.