Archive Control Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/archive-control

Quickly customize your custom post type and taxonomy archives with a custom headline, image, and editable content. Modify order and pagination.

1K active installs v1.3.4 PHP + WP 4.1+ Updated Nov 30, 2023
archivearchive-pagearchive-templatecustom-post-typepost-type
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Archive Control Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "archive-control" plugin v1.3.4 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events in the attack surface significantly limits the potential entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good development practices, with no dangerous functions identified, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The presence of capability checks also suggests an awareness of user privileges.

The taint analysis shows a clean slate, with no identified flows containing unsanitized paths, indicating that user input is likely being handled securely and not leading to critical or high severity vulnerabilities. The vulnerability history is equally reassuring, with zero known CVEs, no unpatched vulnerabilities, and no previously recorded common vulnerability types. This suggests a mature and well-maintained plugin.

While the plugin demonstrates excellent security practices, the lack of nonce checks across its limited entry points, if any were present, could be a minor area for consideration in a more comprehensive analysis. However, given the minimal attack surface and the overall clean analysis, the current security risk associated with "archive-control" v1.3.4 is very low. The plugin's strengths lie in its limited attack surface and robust coding practices.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • 75% output escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Archive Control Security Vulnerabilities

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

Archive Control Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
20
60 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

75% escaped80 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

1 flows
<class-archive-control> (class-archive-control.php:0)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Archive Control Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 14
actionplugins_loadedclass-archive-control.php:67
filterplugin_action_links_archive-control/archive-control.phpclass-archive-control.php:68
actionadmin_bar_menuclass-archive-control.php:69
actionpre_get_postsclass-archive-control.php:70
actionloop_startclass-archive-control.php:71
actionloop_startclass-archive-control.php:72
actionloop_endclass-archive-control.php:73
actionadmin_menuclass-archive-control.php:74
actionadmin_initclass-archive-control.php:75
actionadmin_headclass-archive-control.php:76
actioninitclass-archive-control.php:77
actioninitclass-archive-control.php:78
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-archive-control.php:79
filterget_the_archive_titleclass-archive-control.php:80
Maintenance & Trust

Archive Control Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedNov 30, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads22K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings11
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Archive Control Developer Profile

Mike Gillihan

2 plugins · 7K total installs

73
trust score
Avg Security Score
92/100
Avg Patch Time
187 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Archive Control

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/archive-control/css/admin-style.css/wp-content/plugins/archive-control/js/admin-scripts.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/archive-control/js/admin-scripts.js
Version Parameters
archive-control/css/admin-style.css?ver=archive-control/js/admin-scripts.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-cpt-namedata-cpt-settings-id
JS Globals
archive_control
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Archive Control