Admin Page Notes Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/admin-page-notes

Gives administrators the ability to add notes to posts of any post type (including pages) that are prominently displayed for users editing the site.

800 active installs v2.2.0 PHP 8.1+ WP 5.7+ Updated Mar 10, 2026
adminauthorcollaborationeditorusability
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Admin Page Notes Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Admin Page Notes has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 24d ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'admin-page-notes' v2.2.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events suggests a limited attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows good practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements, the presence of nonce checks, and capability checks, indicating an effort to protect against common WordPress vulnerabilities. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further reinforces this positive assessment.

Key Concerns

  • Outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Admin Page Notes Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Admin Page Notes Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
4 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

67% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

Admin Page Notes Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 12
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\page-notes-admin.php:31
actioninitadmin\page-notes-admin.php:34
actionadd_meta_boxesadmin\page-notes-admin.php:42
actionsave_postadmin\page-notes-admin.php:43
actionplugins_loadedadmin-page-notes.php:30
filtermanage_posts_columnsadmin-page-notes.php:31
filtermanage_pages_columnsadmin-page-notes.php:32
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnadmin-page-notes.php:40
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnadmin-page-notes.php:41
filterplugin_action_links_admin-page-notes/admin-page-notes.phpadmin-page-notes.php:67
actionadmin_initadmin-page-notes.php:75
actionadmin_menuadmin-page-notes.php:81
Maintenance & Trust

Admin Page Notes Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedMar 10, 2026
PHP min version8.1
Downloads10K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings9
Active installs800
Developer Profile

Admin Page Notes Developer Profile

Anadar

1 plugin · 800 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Admin Page Notes

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/admin-page-notes/assets/css/admin.css
Version Parameters
admin-page-notes/admin-page-notes.phpadmin-page-notes/assets/css/admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
admin-page-notes
HTML Comments
Add an nonce field so we can check for it later.
Data Attributes
gb_page_notes_admin_nonceadmin_add_note
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Admin Page Notes