
Merge Tags Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/merge-tagsAdds a new form on the tag management screen that lets you merge and replace tags and categories.
Is Merge Tags Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Merge Tags has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The plugin "merge-tags" v1.2 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identifiable 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 analysis reveals excellent development practices, with a complete absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, and unescaped output. The presence of nonce and capability checks indicates an understanding of WordPress security fundamentals. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a well-maintained and secure codebase. However, the static analysis did not report on any taint flows, which is unusual. While the absence of critical or high severity taint flows is positive, the reported 0 total flows analyzed might indicate limitations in the analysis tool itself or that the plugin's functionality is too simple to trigger such analyses. This lack of detailed taint analysis, though not a direct vulnerability, is a minor concern as it limits the completeness of the security review. Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure, with minimal risks.
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Merge Tags Developer Profile
24 plugins · 28K total installs
How We Detect Merge Tags
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