Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Security & Risk Analysis

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Administrator can easily exclude the posts from specific category/categories via WordPress live preview ( Theme Customizer )

60 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Dec 21, 2013
categorycategory-excludecustomizerlive-previewtheme-customizer
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 12yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "category-excluder-from-theme-customizer" plugin v1.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis results. The absence of identified dangerous functions, SQL queries without prepared statements, unsanitized output, file operations, external HTTP requests, and critical taint flows indicates adherence to secure coding practices. Furthermore, the plugin's attack surface is zero, and there are no recorded vulnerabilities in its history, suggesting a well-maintained and secure codebase.

While the plugin appears robust, the complete absence of capability checks and nonce checks on potential entry points (even though the attack surface is currently zero) could be a concern if functionality were ever added that interacted with user input or actions without proper authorization. However, given the current analysis, there are no immediate exploitable vulnerabilities to report. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal footprint and its commitment to prepared statements and proper output escaping where any might exist.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Security Vulnerabilities

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

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped2 total outputs
Attack Surface

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actioncustomize_registercetc.php:29
filterpre_get_postscetc.php:98
Maintenance & Trust

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.7.41
Last updatedDec 21, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads4K

Community Trust

Rating60/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs60
Developer Profile

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer Developer Profile

Abhishek Sinha

1 plugin · 60 total installs

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

How We Detect Category Excluder from Theme Customizer

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
category-excluder-from-theme-customizer/style.css?ver=1.1

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
CETC_section
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Category Excluder from Theme Customizer