Custom Text Formats Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/custom-text-formats

Custom Text Formats lets you add custom text formats to the Gutenberg Editor

70 active installs v1.1 PHP + WP 6.0+ Updated Apr 30, 2024
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Custom Text Formats Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "custom-text-formats" v1.1 exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, along with zero unprotected entry points, significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates excellent security practices, with no dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and all output properly escaped. The lack of any identified taint flows, critical or otherwise, also contributes to a positive security assessment. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a consistent track record of security. While the presence of file operations is noted, without further context on their nature, it's difficult to assign a specific risk. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices. The main concern, if any, would be the complete absence of nonce and capability checks, which might suggest a lack of built-in protection mechanisms for administrative actions if such actions were to exist, though the current analysis shows no such entry points.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Custom Text Formats Security Vulnerabilities

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

Custom Text Formats Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped21 total outputs
Attack Surface

Custom Text Formats Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actioninitcustom-text-formats.php:15
actioninitcustom-text-formats.php:16
actioninitcustom-text-formats.php:17
actionadmin_initcustom-text-formats.php:18
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscustom-text-formats.php:19
actionsave_postcustom-text-formats.php:20
actioninitcustom-text-formats.php:454
actionenqueue_block_assetscustom-text-formats.php:474
Maintenance & Trust

Custom Text Formats Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.5.8
Last updatedApr 30, 2024
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Custom Text Formats Developer Profile

cyberduck

2 plugins · 4K total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Custom Text Formats

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/css/admin-style.css/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/admin_scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/css/codemirror.css/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/css/dracula.css/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/codemirror.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/xml/xml.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/javascript/javascript.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/css/css.js+1 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/admin_scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/codemirror.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/xml/xml.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/javascript/javascript.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/css/css.js/wp-content/plugins/custom-text-formats/js/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed.js
Version Parameters
custom-text-formats/css/admin-style.css?ver=custom-text-formats/js/admin_scripts.js?ver=custom-text-formats/css/codemirror.css?ver=custom-text-formats/css/dracula.css?ver=custom-text-formats/js/codemirror.js?ver=custom-text-formats/js/mode/xml/xml.js?ver=custom-text-formats/js/mode/javascript/javascript.js?ver=custom-text-formats/js/mode/css/css.js?ver=custom-text-formats/js/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
gctf_inputblockgctf_radiobtngctf_inputboxgctf_labelgctf_desccustom-dropdownselected-optionselected-icon+4 more
HTML Comments
<!-- Get Custom icons --><!-- end get custom icons --><!-- Loop custom Icons --><!--Loop dashicons -->
Data Attributes
data-valuedata-icontypeid="wrap_tag"id="classname"id="gctf_wrap"id="block"+5 more
JS Globals
gctf_register_posttypegctf_load_formatsgctf_createEditorstyleFoldergctf_admin_initgctf_customAdmingctf_save_options+5 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Text Formats