Homepage Control Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/homepage-control

Re-order or disable the homepage components in certain themes.

10K active installs v2.0.3 PHP + WP 3.8.1+ Updated Aug 27, 2020
componentscustomizerhomepagehookstheme-mod
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Homepage Control Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Homepage Control has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "homepage-control" plugin v2.0.3 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface points, such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, significantly limits potential entry vectors for malicious actors. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by exclusively using prepared statements for all SQL queries and maintaining a high percentage of properly escaped output, minimizing risks associated with data injection and cross-site scripting. The lack of dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks on entry points further reinforces its secure design. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a history of responsible development and maintenance. While the lack of taint analysis flows is noted, this is likely due to the absence of complex data flows or untrusted input handling, rather than a missed vulnerability. Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure, with no immediate, evidence-backed security concerns.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Homepage Control Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Homepage Control Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
12 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

86% escaped14 total outputs
Attack Surface

Homepage Control Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
filtercustomize_registerclasses\class-homepage-control-customizer.php:13
actioncustomize_controls_print_footer_scriptsclasses\class-homepage-control-customizer.php:14
actioncustomize_controls_enqueue_scriptsclasses\class-homepage-control-customizer.php:15
actionplugins_loadedhomepage-control.php:97
actioninithomepage-control.php:101
actionget_headerhomepage-control.php:108
Maintenance & Trust

Homepage Control Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedAug 27, 2020
PHP min version
Downloads338K

Community Trust

Rating84/100
Number of ratings19
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

Homepage Control Developer Profile

WooThemes

2 plugins · 110K total installs

71
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
3198 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Homepage Control

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/homepage-control/js/admin/settings.js/wp-content/plugins/homepage-control/css/admin/settings.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/homepage-control/js/admin/settings.js
Version Parameters
homepage-control/js/admin/settings.js?ver=homepage-control/css/admin/settings.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
homepage-control-wrap
Data Attributes
data-homepage-control
JS Globals
homepage_control_params
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Homepage Control