
Excerpt Check Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/excerpt-checkPrompts authors to add an excerpt before publishing or scheduling a WordPress post. Plugin Homepage
Is Excerpt Check Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Excerpt Check has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "excerpt-check" plugin v1.1.1 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface entry points, dangerous functions, or unsanitized taint flows is highly commendable. Furthermore, the commitment to using prepared statements for all SQL queries and proper output escaping for all outputs indicates robust secure coding practices.
However, the complete lack of any nonces or capability checks across the codebase, while not directly exploitable given the current attack surface, represents a potential area of concern for future extensibility or if new entry points were to be introduced. The vulnerability history being entirely clear also suggests a well-maintained or historically low-risk plugin. In conclusion, "excerpt-check" v1.1.1 appears very secure in its current state, with the primary minor weakness being the absence of any authentication/authorization mechanisms, which could become a risk if the plugin's functionality were to expand.
Key Concerns
- No nonce checks implemented
- No capability checks implemented
Excerpt Check Security Vulnerabilities
Excerpt Check Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Excerpt Check Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 4
Maintenance & Trust
Excerpt Check Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Excerpt Check Alternatives
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Disable Gutenberg
disable-gutenberg
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Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
classic-editor-and-classic-widgets
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No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor and Global Styles – Back to Classic Editor
no-gutenberg
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Excerpt Check Developer Profile
3 plugins · 0 total installs
How We Detect Excerpt Check
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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