Posts Order Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/category-custom-post-order

Order posts separately for each terms and taxonomies

1K active installs v1.5.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.5+ Updated Jan 26, 2023
category-post-ordercustom-post-orderpost-orderposts-ordertaxonomy-post-order
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Posts Order Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Posts Order 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 category-custom-post-order plugin, version 1.5.0, presents a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of an attack surface, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, is a significant strength. Furthermore, the lack of identified dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests contributes positively. The code signals indicate a commendable effort in output escaping (87% properly escaped) and the presence of a nonce check. However, the lack of capability checks is a notable concern, as it suggests that any entry points, even if not immediately apparent from the static analysis, might not have proper authorization enforced. The SQL query practices are also mixed, with 50% not using prepared statements, which presents a potential risk for SQL injection if those queries handle user-supplied data.

Key Concerns

  • SQL queries not using prepared statements
  • No capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Posts Order Security Vulnerabilities

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

Posts Order Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
2
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
8
54 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

50% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

87% escaped62 total outputs
Attack Surface

Posts Order Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionplugins_loadedcategory-custom-post-order.php:36
actionadmin_menusrc\Dashboard\Settings.php:15
actionadmin_initsrc\Dashboard\Settings.php:16
actionadmin_menusrc\PostsOrder.php:46
actionparse_tax_querysrc\PostsOrder.php:47
filterposts_clausessrc\PostsOrder.php:49
filterposts_clausessrc\PostsOrder.php:50
filterposts_clausessrc\PostsOrder.php:53
filteradmin_initsrc\PostsOrder.php:54
actioncreate_termsrc\PostsOrder.php:61
actionedit_termsrc\PostsOrder.php:62
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\PostsOrder.php:64
actioninitsrc\PostsOrder.php:65
Maintenance & Trust

Posts Order Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedJan 26, 2023
PHP min version7.0
Downloads33K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings17
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Posts Order Developer Profile

Piotr Po

2 plugins · 1K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Posts Order

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/category-custom-post-order/js/posts_order.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/category-custom-post-order/js/posts_order.js
Version Parameters
category-custom-post-order/js/posts_order.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
taxonomy-column-ordercategory-custom-post-order-settings
Data Attributes
data-term-iddata-taxonomydata-post-type
JS Globals
posts_order
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Posts Order