Longer Permalinks Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/longer-permalinks

Allow long permalinks in your WordPress. Useful especially for using non-latin characters in permalinks. Respects future relevant core updates.

9K active installs v1.32 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Sep 21, 2025
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Longer Permalinks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 6mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "longer-permalinks" plugin v1.32 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals indicate good development practices, with all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output being properly escaped. The plugin also demonstrates security awareness with two capability checks in place. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history is a very positive indicator of its security.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks detected
  • File operations without context
Vulnerabilities
None known

Longer Permalinks Security Vulnerabilities

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

Longer Permalinks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
7 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
4 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
1
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared7 total queries

Output Escaping

100% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Longer Permalinks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 9
filtersanitize_titlelonger-permalinks.php:73
actionsave_postlonger-permalinks.php:87
actionwp_insert_postlonger-permalinks.php:88
actionrest_after_insert_postlonger-permalinks.php:89
actionadmin_noticeslonger-permalinks.php:180
actionadmin_noticeslonger-permalinks.php:184
actionadmin_noticeslonger-permalinks.php:209
actionadmin_noticeslonger-permalinks.php:213
actionadmin_noticeslonger-permalinks.php:218
Maintenance & Trust

Longer Permalinks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedSep 21, 2025
PHP min version
Downloads68K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings18
Active installs9K
Developer Profile

Longer Permalinks Developer Profile

antithesisgr

1 plugin · 9K total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Longer Permalinks

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/longer-permalinks/longer-permalinks.php

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

HTML Comments
<!-- Longer Permalinks - got a lock will exec the revert. --><!-- Longer Permalinks - releasing the lock (revert). --><!-- Longer Permalinks - could not acquire LOCK for longer permalinks restore. --><!-- Longer Permalinks - got a lock will exec the backup. -->+2 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Longer Permalinks