Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor-plus

Classic Editor Plus plugin's a WordPress simple plugin and will help you disable the new Gutenberg block editor and With the Class Editor plugin, …

500 active installs v1.1.5 PHP + WP 3.9+ Updated Jan 26, 2023
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix 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 "classic-editor-plus" plugin v1.1.5 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin has no identified CVEs, indicating a history of responsible development or a lack of public vulnerability disclosures. The code analysis reveals a commendably small attack surface, with no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that lack authentication or proper permission checks. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests, and all identified SQL queries utilize prepared statements. The presence of nonce and capability checks further enhances its security. However, while the vast majority of outputs are properly escaped, a small percentage not being so could potentially present a minor risk in specific, yet unarticulated, scenarios. Overall, this plugin appears to be developed with security in mind, prioritizing robust input validation and output sanitization where applicable.

Key Concerns

  • Minor potential for unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Security Vulnerabilities

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

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Release Timeline

v1.1.5Current
v1.1.4
v1.1.3
v1.1.2
v1.1.1
v1.1.0
v1.0.9
v1.0.8
v1.0.6
v1.0.4
v1.0.3.1
v1.0.3
v1.0.2.2
v1.0.2.1
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
8 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

89% escaped9 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
saveSettings (classes\Actions.php:16)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 28
actionadmin_post_yceSaveSettingsclasses\Actions.php:13
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclasses\Css.php:12
actionadmin_menuclasses\Menu.php:13
actionwpmu_optionsclassic-editor.php:39
actionupdate_wpmu_optionsclassic-editor.php:40
filteruse_block_editor_for_post_typeclassic-editor.php:60
filtergutenberg_can_edit_post_typeclassic-editor.php:64
actionadmin_initclassic-editor.php:75
filterplugin_action_linksclassic-editor.php:85
filternetwork_admin_plugin_action_linksclassic-editor.php:86
actionadmin_initclassic-editor.php:88
actionpersonal_options_updateclassic-editor.php:92
actionprofile_personal_optionsclassic-editor.php:93
filteruse_block_editor_for_postclassic-editor.php:100
filtergutenberg_can_edit_postclassic-editor.php:104
filterget_edit_post_linkclassic-editor.php:111
filterredirect_post_locationclassic-editor.php:112
actionedit_form_topclassic-editor.php:113
actionadmin_head-edit.phpclassic-editor.php:114
actionedit_form_topclassic-editor.php:116
filterblock_editor_settings_allclassic-editor.php:117
filterdisplay_post_statesclassic-editor.php:120
filterpage_row_actionsclassic-editor.php:122
filterpost_row_actionsclassic-editor.php:123
actionadd_meta_boxesclassic-editor.php:126
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsclassic-editor.php:127
actionedit_form_after_titleclassic-editor.php:947
actionplugins_loadedclassic-editor.php:996
Maintenance & Trust

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.1.10
Last updatedJan 26, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads18K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs500
Alternatives

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix Developer Profile

devfelixmoira

6 plugins · 2K total installs

80
trust score
Avg Security Score
80/100
Avg Patch Time
8 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/css/editor.css/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/css/settings.css/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/js/editor.js/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/js/settings.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/js/editor.js/wp-content/plugins/classic-editor-plus/js/settings.js
Version Parameters
classic-editor-plus/css/editor.css?ver=classic-editor-plus/css/settings.css?ver=classic-editor-plus/js/editor.js?ver=classic-editor-plus/js/settings.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
classic-editor-plus
HTML Comments
<!-- Classic Editor Plus: Start Settings UI --><!-- Classic Editor Plus: End Settings UI --><!-- Classic Editor Plus: User Settings --><!-- Classic Editor Plus: End User Settings -->
Data Attributes
data-classic-editor-plus-enabledata-classic-editor-plus-disabledata-classic-editor-plus-remember
JS Globals
window.classic_editor_plusvar classic_editor_plus
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix