Date Pagination Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/date-pagination

Paginate your posts by year, month or day.

80 active installs v2.0.0 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Aug 28, 2020
datemonthlypaginatepaginationyearly
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Date Pagination Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "date-pagination" plugin version 2.0.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals are encouraging, with no dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests detected. The single SQL query uses prepared statements, and the majority of output is properly escaped, indicating good development practices.

Taint analysis also shows no critical or high severity flows, reinforcing the idea that the plugin is not introducing obvious vulnerabilities through data handling. The vulnerability history is completely clean, with zero recorded CVEs across all severities. This suggests a consistent track record of secure development and maintenance by the plugin author.

While the plugin demonstrates excellent security hygiene, the lack of any capability checks or nonce checks, combined with a total absence of entry points in the static analysis, might indicate a very limited functionality or that its integration into WordPress is minimal. However, given the data, the plugin appears to be secure and poses minimal risk. The lack of identified entry points and checks could be a sign of a well-contained and simple plugin, rather than a missed security feature.

Key Concerns

  • 0 Nonce checks found
  • 0 Capability checks found
  • 1 of 5 outputs not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Date Pagination Security Vulnerabilities

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

Date Pagination Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries

Output Escaping

80% escaped5 total outputs
Attack Surface

Date Pagination Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
filterquery_varssrc\query.php:9
actionpre_get_postssrc\query.php:26
filterposts_clausessrc\query.php:76
filterthe_postssrc\query.php:124
Maintenance & Trust

Date Pagination Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedAug 28, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs80
Developer Profile

Date Pagination Developer Profile

keesiemeijer

6 plugins · 11K total installs

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

How We Detect Date Pagination

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Date Pagination