Network Ping Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/network-pingRunning a WordPress MU network can be annoying when sites can be submitting different pings lists. The site will allow for a standard ping list for al …
Is Network Ping Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Network Ping has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "network-ping" v1.0 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin has a zero attack surface, meaning there are no exposed AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests indicates a clean codebase. All SQL queries are properly prepared, which is a critical best practice for preventing SQL injection vulnerabilities. The vulnerability history is also completely clean, with no known CVEs ever recorded.
Key Concerns
- 100% of output not properly escaped
Network Ping Security Vulnerabilities
Network Ping Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Network Ping Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 4
Maintenance & Trust
Network Ping Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Network Ping Alternatives
Enable Site Ping WPMU
enable-site-ping-wpmu
We are going to enable the WordPress ping service for each site in a WordPress MU Network. This allows each site to have a different ping list.
Activate Update Services
activate-update-services
WordPress removes the Update Services ability when you create a network. Activate this plugin to get it back.
Sync Posts
sync-posts
Sync Posts is a WordPress plugin that allows you to sync posts from another website using a URL. With this plugin, you can easily import Post Title, C …
WP Over Network
wp-over-network
Add ability to get posts from over your network sites. Supports widget, shortcode, and customizable original function.
WP Social Share
wp-social-share
Add Social Networks Share Button at Home, Category and Single Posts Pages.
Network Ping Developer Profile
5 plugins · 10K total installs
How We Detect Network Ping
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
HTML / DOM Fingerprints
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