Google News Keywords from Tags Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/google-news-keywords-from-tags

Google News Keywords from Tags uses your post tags to insert Google News keywords meta tag to your posts.

90 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Jun 23, 2014
google-newskeywordsmetanewstags
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Google News Keywords from Tags Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Google News Keywords from Tags has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "google-news-keywords-from-tags" plugin version 1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that could be exploited. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, performing all SQL queries using prepared statements, and properly escaping all output. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, and a lack of nonce/capability checks further contribute to a seemingly secure implementation by minimizing potential attack vectors.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Google News Keywords from Tags Security Vulnerabilities

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

Google News Keywords from Tags Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Google News Keywords from Tags Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Google News Keywords from Tags Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
actionwp_headgoogle-news-keywords.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Google News Keywords from Tags Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedJun 23, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs90
Developer Profile

Google News Keywords from Tags Developer Profile

Slobodan Manic

5 plugins · 1K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Google News Keywords from Tags

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
name="news_keywords"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Google News Keywords from Tags