Advanced Query Loop Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-query-loop

Transform your Query Loop blocks into powerful, flexible content engines! 🚀

5K active installs v4.4.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.2+ Updated Feb 25, 2026
advanced-queriescustom-queriespost-metaquery-looptaxonomy
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Advanced Query Loop Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Advanced Query Loop has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of the "advanced-query-loop" plugin v4.4.0 reveals a remarkably clean codebase with no identified vulnerabilities or security concerns. The plugin demonstrates excellent security practices, with a zero attack surface across AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events. Crucially, there are no unprotected entry points. The code also utilizes prepared statements exclusively for SQL queries, ensures all output is properly escaped, and avoids dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests, further reinforcing its secure design. The absence of any recorded CVEs or historical vulnerabilities further strengthens this positive assessment, indicating a consistent commitment to security throughout its development. While the lack of explicit capability and nonce checks on entry points is noted, this is mitigated by the fact that there are no entry points to begin with, rendering this concern moot in this specific version. Overall, this plugin appears to be exceptionally secure based on the provided data.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Advanced Query Loop Security Vulnerabilities

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

Advanced Query Loop Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Advanced Query Loop Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filterposts_pre_queryincludes\query-loop.php:176
filterthe_postsincludes\query-loop.php:204
Maintenance & Trust

Advanced Query Loop Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 25, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads80K

Community Trust

Rating94/100
Number of ratings27
Active installs5K
Developer Profile

Advanced Query Loop Developer Profile

Ryan Welcher

1 plugin · 5K total installs

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

How We Detect Advanced Query Loop

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-query-loop/build/variations.js/wp-content/plugins/advanced-query-loop/build/legacy-pre-gb-19.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/advanced-query-loop/build/variations.js/wp-content/plugins/advanced-query-loop/build/legacy-pre-gb-19.js
Version Parameters
advanced-query-loop/build/variations.asset.phpadvanced-query-loop/build/legacy-pre-gb-19.asset.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
window.aql
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/pages?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/media?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/tags?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/users?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/types?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/statuses?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/blocks?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/themes?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/plugins?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/settings?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/search?orderby=/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=menu_order/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=meta_value/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=meta_value_num/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=rand/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=post__in/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=comment_count/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?orderby=name
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Query Loop