Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hide-publish-button-until-scheduled

This plugin allows users to prevent accidentally publishing a post before they are ready.

0 active installs v2.0.1 PHP + WP + Updated Jan 25, 2018
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of "hide-publish-button-until-scheduled" v2.0.1 indicates a very strong security posture. The plugin exhibits excellent security practices by having zero identified attack surface entry points, including AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, that are not properly secured. Furthermore, the code signals show no dangerous functions, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and all output is correctly escaped. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further minimizes potential risks. The vulnerability history is also clean, with no known CVEs, indicating a history of secure development. While the plugin has no direct security flaws detected in this analysis and a clean history, the complete lack of any detected flows in the taint analysis, along with zero capability checks and zero nonce checks, while seemingly positive, could also suggest that the plugin's functionality might be very limited or that the analysis tools may not have been able to deeply inspect the code's interaction points if they exist in an unusual manner. However, based solely on the provided data, the plugin appears to be extremely secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Security Vulnerabilities

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

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Code Analysis

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

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_headpublishDisable.php:9
actionwp_enqueue_scriptspublishDisable.php:10
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptspublishDisable.php:11
Maintenance & Trust

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedJan 25, 2018
PHP min version
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Alternatives

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Alternatives

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Developer Profile

Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled Developer Profile

Nathan Bogan

1 plugin · 0 total installs

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

How We Detect Disable Publish Button Until Scheduled

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-publish-button-until-scheduled/disableButton.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-publish-button-until-scheduled/disableButton.js

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FAQ

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