Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

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Hide WooCommerce products and categories instantly — without deleting any data. Category tree checkboxes, AJAX live search, and visual chip selection.

0 active installs v1.1 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.2+ Updated Feb 25, 2026
hide-categoriesproduct-catalog-controlproduct-visibilityseasonal-inventorywoocommerce-hide-products
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The 'hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce' plugin v1.1 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates excellent security practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements, a high rate of output escaping (92%), and the presence of nonce and capability checks on its entry points. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further reinforces its secure design.

Taint analysis reveals no unsanitized paths, indicating that user input is handled safely and does not lead to critical or high-severity vulnerabilities. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no known CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development and maintenance. The plugin's attack surface is minimal, with only one AJAX handler, and importantly, this handler is protected by authentication checks, leaving no unprotected entry points.

Overall, this plugin appears to be very well-secured. The data provided indicates a proactive approach to security, with diligent implementation of best practices. There are no immediate security concerns identified from the static analysis or vulnerability history. The strengths of this plugin lie in its robust input sanitization, output escaping, and proper use of WordPress security features. The limited attack surface and protected entry points further contribute to its solid security profile.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
11 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

92% escaped12 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
hideprca_settings_page (hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:197)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 1

authwp_ajax_hideprca_live_searchhide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:165
WordPress Hooks 11
actionplugins_loadedhide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:36
actionadmin_noticeshide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:43
actionadmin_inithide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:46
actionadmin_inithide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:67
actionadmin_menuhide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:92
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptshide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:129
actionpre_get_postshide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:332
actionadd_meta_boxeshide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:347
actionsave_posthide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:374
actionadmin_menuhide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:390
actionadmin_menuhide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce.php:440
Maintenance & Trust

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 25, 2026
PHP min version7.2
Downloads607

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce Developer Profile

vgdevsolutions

2 plugins · 1K total installs

100
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Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
5 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce/admin-style.css/wp-content/plugins/hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce/admin-script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce/admin-script.js
Version Parameters
hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce/admin-style.css?ver=hide-product-categories-products-for-woocommerce/admin-script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hideprca-category-tree
Data Attributes
name="hideprca_hidden_categories[]"name="hideprca_selected_products[]"
JS Globals
hideprcaVars
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hide Product Categories & Products for WooCommerce