WP-Safety

CiteHQ Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/citehq

llms.txt for WordPress. Help ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity discover and cite your content. One-click setup.

0 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 8.0+ WP 6.0+ Updated Jan 16, 2026
aiai-searchchatgptllms-txtseo
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is CiteHQ Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'citehq' plugin v1.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, and a high percentage of properly escaped output are significant strengths. Crucially, the plugin employs prepared statements for all SQL queries and implements nonce and capability checks on its entry points, indicating good development practices for preventing common vulnerabilities. The complete lack of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs further reinforces this positive assessment.

Vulnerabilities
None known

CiteHQ Security Vulnerabilities

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

CiteHQ Release Timeline

v1.0.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

CiteHQ Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
58 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
6
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

97% escaped60 total outputs
Attack Surface

CiteHQ Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_citehq_dismiss_noticesrc\Admin\AdminNotices.php:45
authwp_ajax_citehq_regeneratesrc\Cron\RegenerationScheduler.php:74
WordPress Hooks 21
actionplugins_loadedcitehq.php:40
actionadmin_noticessrc\Admin\AdminNotices.php:44
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\AdminNotices.php:46
actionadd_meta_boxessrc\Admin\MetaBox.php:32
actionsave_postsrc\Admin\MetaBox.php:33
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\MetaBox.php:34
actionadmin_menusrc\Admin\SettingsPage.php:50
actionadmin_initsrc\Admin\SettingsPage.php:51
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssrc\Admin\SettingsPage.php:52
filtercron_schedulessrc\Cron\RegenerationScheduler.php:71
actionupdate_option_citehq_optionssrc\Cron\RegenerationScheduler.php:73
actioninitsrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:63
filterquery_varssrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:64
actiontemplate_redirectsrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:65
actiontemplate_redirectsrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:66
filterredirect_canonicalsrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:67
filterrocket_cache_reject_urisrc\Frontend\LlmsTxtHandler.php:70
actionupdate_option_citehq_optionssrc\Plugin.php:102
actionsave_postsrc\Plugin.php:106
actiondelete_postsrc\Plugin.php:107
actiontrash_postsrc\Plugin.php:108

Scheduled Events 1

citehq_regenerate_event
Maintenance & Trust

CiteHQ Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 16, 2026
PHP min version8.0
Downloads136

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs0
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Developer Profile

CiteHQ Developer Profile

citehq

1 plugin · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect CiteHQ

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/citehq/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/citehq/assets/js/admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/citehq/assets/js/admin.js
Version Parameters
citehq/style.css?ver=citehq/admin.css?ver=citehq/admin.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
citehq-metaboxcitehq-statusis-excludedis-includedcitehq-status-dotcitehq-status-textcitehq-settingscitehq-field+2 more
HTML Comments
<!-- Status Banner --><!-- Settings -->
Data Attributes
name="citehq_exclude"name="citehq_summary"id="citehq_summary"data-citehq-id
JS Globals
citehqMetabox
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about CiteHQ