Better Field Groups for ACF Security & Risk Analysis

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Remove distracting edit icons from ACF (and SCF) field groups, creating a cleaner, more professional interface for content editors.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 6.0+ Updated Oct 13, 2025
acfadvanced-custom-fieldsfield-groupfield-groupsscf
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Better Field Groups for ACF Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Better Field Groups for ACF has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "better-field-groups-for-acf" v1.0.0 reveals an exceptionally clean codebase with no identified attack surface, dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities, or output escaping issues. The absence of external HTTP requests, file operations, and taint flows with unsanitized paths further strengthens this positive assessment. This indicates strong adherence to secure coding practices by the developers. Furthermore, the plugin has no known historical vulnerabilities, with zero critical, high, medium, or low CVEs recorded. This lack of a vulnerability history suggests a mature and well-maintained plugin. While the current version exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided data, it's important to note the absence of nonce and capability checks in the code signals. This could potentially represent a weakness if the plugin were to introduce new entry points in future versions. However, given the current state and lack of any identified vulnerabilities, the overall risk is very low.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Better Field Groups for ACF Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Better Field Groups for ACF Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Better Field Groups for ACF Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped8 total outputs
Attack Surface

Better Field Groups for ACF Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_noticesbetter-field-groups-for-acf.php:51
actionplugins_loadedbetter-field-groups-for-acf.php:70
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsbetter-field-groups-for-acf.php:82
Maintenance & Trust

Better Field Groups for ACF Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedOct 13, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads182

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Better Field Groups for ACF Developer Profile

YMMV Plugins

4 plugins · 820 total installs

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

How We Detect Better Field Groups for ACF

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
better-field-groups-acf-admin?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Shortcode Output
#editor .postbox>.postbox-header .handle-actions .acf-hndle-cog { display: none !important; }
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Better Field Groups for ACF