No Self Ping Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/no-self-ping

Keeps WordPress from sending pings to your own site.

10K active installs v1.2.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 4.6+ Updated Feb 8, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is No Self Ping Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

No Self Ping has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "no-self-ping" plugin v1.2.1 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified attack surface, dangerous functions, unescaped output, or file operations is a significant strength. Furthermore, the complete reliance on prepared statements for SQL queries and the presence of capability checks demonstrate good development practices.

The vulnerability history also reinforces this positive assessment, with zero known CVEs, indicating a lack of past security weaknesses that could resurface. The taint analysis showing zero flows with unsanitized paths further solidifies the plugin's resilience against common injection vulnerabilities.

Overall, this plugin appears to be very secure. The only notable aspect is the absence of nonce checks, which might be a slight oversight in an otherwise robust security implementation. However, given the extremely limited attack surface and lack of other vulnerabilities, this is a minor concern.

Key Concerns

  • Missing nonce checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

No Self Ping Security Vulnerabilities

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

No Self Ping Release Timeline

v1.2.1Current
v1.2
v1.1.5
v1.0
v0.2
v0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

No Self Ping Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

100% escaped6 total outputs
Attack Surface

No Self Ping Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionpre_pinginc\manage-pings.php:56
actionadmin_initinc\settings.php:30
filterplugin_row_metainc\shared.php:42
filterplugin_action_linksinc\shared.php:68
actionadmin_initinc\shared.php:110
Maintenance & Trust

No Self Ping Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 8, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads334K

Community Trust

Rating86/100
Number of ratings15
Active installs10K
Developer Profile

No Self Ping Developer Profile

Michael Adams (mdawaffe)

7 plugins · 12K total installs

87
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect No Self Ping

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about No Self Ping