Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hide-wp-engine-legacy-staging

Hide WP Engine's Legacy Staging links, to avoid confusion with the newer production, staging and development environments.

10 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated May 29, 2019
wpengine
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 6yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "hide-wp-engine-legacy-staging" v1.1.0 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The complete absence of any identified attack surface points, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a significant strength. Furthermore, the lack of any recorded vulnerabilities, including critical or high severity issues, further reinforces its secure design. This plugin appears to follow best practices by not exposing entry points and by ensuring any potential data handling would be secure, though no such handling is evident.

While the data indicates a highly secure plugin, it's important to acknowledge the minimal scope of analysis presented. The plugin's stated purpose is to hide WP Engine legacy staging environments, which inherently suggests a limited functionality and potentially a reduced attack surface. However, the complete absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, nonce checks, or capability checks, while contributing to its current security, could also indicate a very simplistic implementation or a lack of dynamic functionality that might be present in more complex plugins. The data suggests this plugin is very likely safe to use in its current state, but its limited feature set might be a factor in its apparent security.

In conclusion, "hide-wp-engine-legacy-staging" v1.1.0 demonstrates excellent security practices with no identified risks from the provided static analysis and a clean vulnerability history. The plugin has effectively minimized its attack surface and avoided common security pitfalls. The lack of any deductions reflects a robust and secure implementation for its apparent purpose.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Release Timeline

v1.1.1
v1.1.0Current
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging 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

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuhide-wp-engine-legacy-staging.php:19
actionadmin_headhide-wp-engine-legacy-staging.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedMay 29, 2019
PHP min version5.2.4
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging Developer Profile

Matt Radford

2 plugins · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
hide-wp-engine-legacy-staging.php?ver=1.1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hide WP Engine Legacy Staging