Blogroll Links Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/blogroll-links

Display your blogroll links anywhere in posts or pages using a simple shortcode.

300 active installs v3.0.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Nov 29, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Blogroll Links Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'blogroll-links' v3.0.0 plugin exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. All identified code signals indicate robust security practices, including 100% proper output escaping and the use of prepared statements for all SQL queries. The presence of nonce and capability checks on the identified entry points further strengthens its defenses. There are no recorded vulnerabilities (CVEs) for this plugin, suggesting a history of secure development and maintenance. The attack surface is minimal, with only one shortcode identified and no unprotected entry points. Taint analysis revealed no flows with unsanitized paths, indicating no readily exploitable vulnerabilities related to data flow manipulation.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Blogroll Links Security Vulnerabilities

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

Blogroll Links Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped23 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
blogroll_links_admin_panel (blogroll-links.php:298)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Blogroll Links Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 1

[blogroll-links] blogroll-links.php:497
WordPress Hooks 2
filterthe_contentblogroll-links.php:496
actionadmin_menublogroll-links.php:498
Maintenance & Trust

Blogroll Links Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.7.5
Last updatedNov 29, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads33K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs300
Developer Profile

Blogroll Links Developer Profile

rajivpant

1 plugin · 300 total installs

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

How We Detect Blogroll Links

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/blogroll-links/blogroll-links.css/wp-content/plugins/blogroll-links/blogroll-links.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/blogroll-links/blogroll-links.js
Version Parameters
blogroll-links/blogroll-links.css?ver=blogroll-links/blogroll-links.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
blogroll-links
HTML Comments
<!--blogroll-links<!--/blogroll-links-->
Data Attributes
categoryslugsortbysortorder
Shortcode Output
<ul class="blogroll-links"><p>No links found for this category.</p><p>Invalid category slug specified.</p>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Blogroll Links