Does Announcement Banner have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No. All known vulnerabilities in Announcement Banner have been patched as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is Announcement Banner compatible with WordPress 6.0.11?

According to WordPress.org data, Announcement Banner 1.2.0 has been tested up to WordPress 6.0.11. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

Is Announcement Banner compatible with PHP 7.0+?

Announcement Banner requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts run PHP 8.1 or 8.2. If you are on an older PHP version, consider upgrading before installing this plugin.

How often is Announcement Banner updated?

Announcement Banner was last updated on Jul 1, 2022. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is Announcement Banner's security score?

Announcement Banner has a WP-Safety security score of 85/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

Announcement Banner Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/announcement-banner

Display a banner at the top or bottom of your WordPress site.

100 active installs v1.2.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.7+ Updated Jul 1, 2022

announcementbannerbarnoticenotification

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is Announcement Banner Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Announcement Banner has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3yr ago

Risk Assessment

The announcement-banner plugin v1.2.0 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events suggests a limited attack surface, with no apparent entry points directly exposed. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good development practices, such as 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and the presence of at least one capability check. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and taint analysis findings further contribute to a positive security assessment.

Key Concerns

Output escaping: 34% of outputs are not properly escaped
Nonce checks: 0 nonce checks found

Vulnerabilities

None known

Announcement Banner Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Announcement Banner Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

0 prepared

Unescaped Output

29 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Output Escaping

66% escaped44 total outputs

Attack Surface

Announcement Banner Attack Surface

Entry Points0

Unprotected0

WordPress Hooks 8

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsadmin\minddnd-wa-settings-fields.php:8

actionadmin_initadmin\minddnd-wa-settings-fields.php:130

actionadmin_menuannouncement-banner.php:31

filterbody_classannouncement-banner.php:59

filterbody_classannouncement-banner.php:63

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsannouncement-banner.php:138

actionwp_footerannouncement-banner.php:200

actionwp_headannouncement-banner.php:270

Maintenance & Trust

Announcement Banner Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.0.11

Last updatedJul 1, 2022

PHP min version7.0

Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating60/100

Number of ratings2

Active installs100

Alternatives

Announcement Banner Alternatives

Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website

simple-banner

Display a simple banner/bar at the top or bottom of your website. Now with multi-banner support.

50K 6 CVEs

TinyBar – Display notification bar, banner, announcement at the top or bottom of your website

tiny-bar

100

Display a notification bar, banner at the top or bottom of your website. Display amazing discount announcement and create urgency among site visitors.

100 No CVEs

Simple banner – Lightweight Announcement Banner Without jQuery

fsd-simple-banner

Simple banner a lightweight WordPress plugin without jQuery, allows adding a simple banner for announcements on your site. Perfect for notifications.

70 No CVEs

Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar

announcer

Add customizable WordPress notification bar to display announcements, promotions, coupons, or news at the top or bottom of your website.

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Easy Notification Bar

easy-notification-bar

100

A simple plugin for displaying a notice at the top of your website that can be closed by the visitor. Completely free and minimal without any upsells.

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Developer Profile

Announcement Banner Developer Profile

agehman

2 plugins · 300 total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

85/100

Avg Patch Time

30 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Announcement Banner

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/announcement-banner/minddnd-wa-styles.css/wp-content/plugins/announcement-banner/minddnd-wa-scripts.js

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/announcement-banner/minddnd-wa-scripts.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

minddnd-wa-announcementminddnd-wa-announcement-fixed-topminddnd-wa-announcement-wrapmind-wa-close-announcement

Data Attributes

id="minddnd_wa_announcement_wrap"

JS Globals

wa_placement_script

FAQ