Kitgenix Plugin Score

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings

Slug: seo-by-rank-math · Rank Math SEO · 4,000,000+

Actively maintained

Overall Score

Good overall quality

85
Good

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.

  • 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 10, 2026 1:58 pm (3 days ago). Vulnerability data mode: Cached.
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No known open vulnerabilities found.

Score Breakdown

Shield
Security
56
Needs Review
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 44 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Security issue: Warning 11 -44 100%
W
WP.org Readiness
99
Excellent
Why this score?

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

Rule Hits Impact Share
Repo issue: Notice 1 -1 100%
Speed
Performance
91
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 9 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Performance issue: Warning 3 -9 100%
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
82
Good
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 18 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Accessibility issue: Warning 9 -18 100%
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: 1.0.269
  • Active Installs: 4,000,000+
  • Last Updated: 2026-04-30 08:24:00
  • Tested up to: 7.0
  • Requires PHP: 7.4
  • Rating: 4.8/5 (7,423 ratings)
  • Support: 72/77 resolved (94%)
  • View on WordPress.org
  • Download Plugin

Scan Summary

  • Errors: 0
  • Warnings: 23
  • Notices: 1
  • Last Scanned: 2026-05-10 13:58:54
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What Changed Since Last Scan

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Detected Issues

Severity Category Message File Fix Guidance
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 Raw superglobal access detected. rank-math.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.
WARNING PERFORMANCE flush_rewrite_rules() detected. includes/admin/class-admin.php
Quick Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance 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.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/admin/class-post-columns.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 Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. includes/admin/database/class-query-builder.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 SECURITY Use of base64_decode() detected. includes/admin/wizard/class-compatibility.php
Quick Ensure any encoded payloads are necessary, documented, and never used to obscure executable logic.
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.
WARNING SECURITY Use of base64_decode() detected. includes/admin/class-registration.php
Quick Ensure any encoded payloads are necessary, documented, and never used to obscure executable logic.
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.
WARNING SECURITY Use of base64_decode() detected. includes/class-data-encryption.php
Quick Ensure any encoded payloads are necessary, documented, and never used to obscure executable logic.
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.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/helpers/class-wordpress.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 ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/frontend/class-frontend.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 ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/image-seo/class-add-attributes.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 ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/analytics/class-email-reports.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 Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. includes/modules/analytics/workflows/class-inspections.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 PERFORMANCE flush_rewrite_rules() detected. includes/modules/woocommerce/class-permalink-watcher.php
Quick Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance 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.
WARNING SECURITY Use of unserialize() detected. includes/modules/status/class-import-export-settings.php
Quick Switch the flagged payload to JSON decoding where practical.
Moderate If serialization is required, enforce allowed_classes=false and strict input validation before parsing.
Advanced Move state transfer to signed/typed schemas and add security tests for malformed payloads.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/schema/blocks/howto/class-block-howto.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 ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/schema/blocks/faq/class-block-faq.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 ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/schema/class-snippet-shortcode.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 Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. includes/modules/links/class-storage.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 SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. includes/modules/links/Api/class-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 PERFORMANCE query_posts() detected. includes/modules/links/Api/class-controller.php
Quick Use WP_Query or pre_get_posts instead of query_posts() to avoid altering the main query unexpectedly.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance 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.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. includes/modules/redirections/class-admin.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.
WARNING SECURITY Use of unserialize() detected. includes/modules/redirections/class-table.php
Quick Switch the flagged payload to JSON decoding where practical.
Moderate If serialization is required, enforce allowed_classes=false and strict input validation before parsing.
Advanced Move state transfer to signed/typed schemas and add security tests for malformed payloads.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. includes/modules/redirections/views/debugging.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.

Score History

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