Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/disable-block

Disable Block adds a simple button to the editor to disable the block on the frontend, hiding it from viewers.

70 active installs v1.3.2 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jul 13, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "disable-block" plugin v1.3.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified attack surface points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, combined with the lack of dangerous functions and secure handling of SQL queries and output, indicates good development practices for minimizing potential entry points. The taint analysis showing zero flows, especially with no unsanitized paths, further reinforces this. The plugin's clean vulnerability history, with no recorded CVEs of any severity, suggests a history of secure development and maintenance. This combination of a small, protected attack surface and a clean history points to a low-risk plugin. However, the complete absence of nonce and capability checks, while potentially acceptable given the lack of exposed entry points, is a general weakness that could become a concern if the plugin's functionality were to expand or if future vulnerabilities were discovered in its core logic.

Key Concerns

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

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Security Vulnerabilities

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

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend 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

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionwp_loadeddisable-block.php:25
filterrest_pre_dispatchdisable-block.php:26
actioninitdisable-block.php:27
actionenqueue_block_assetsdisable-block.php:28
filterrender_blockdisable-block.php:29
Maintenance & Trust

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJul 13, 2025
PHP min version7.4
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs70
Developer Profile

Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend Developer Profile

landwire

3 plugins · 1K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
154 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/disable-block/build/css/disable-block-gutenberg.css/wp-content/plugins/disable-block/build/js/disable-block.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/disable-block/build/js/disable-block.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
disableBlock
Data Attributes
data-disableBlock
REST Endpoints
/wp/v2/block-renderer
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Disable Block – Hide blocks in the frontend