Page Comments Off Please Security & Risk Analysis

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Page Comments Off Please - Unchecks Discussion comment checkboxes by default on pages, posts or both! Plus a simple one-click toggle to turn off comme …

1K active installs v2.0.4 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Nov 28, 2017
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Page Comments Off Please Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Page Comments Off Please has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 8yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "page-comments-off-please" v2.0.4 plugin exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points significantly minimizes the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is commendable.

However, there are a couple of specific concerns. The plugin utilizes two SQL queries, neither of which employs prepared statements, posing a potential risk for SQL injection vulnerabilities if the inputs are not rigorously sanitized. While the taint analysis only identified one flow with unsanitized paths, and it was not categorized as critical or high severity, this still represents a potential area of weakness. The fact that the plugin has no recorded vulnerability history suggests a stable and likely secure past, which is a positive indicator.

Key Concerns

  • SQL queries without prepared statements
  • Flows with unsanitized paths (low severity)
Vulnerabilities
None known

Page Comments Off Please Security Vulnerabilities

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

Page Comments Off Please Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

0% prepared2 total queries

Output Escaping

75% escaped4 total outputs
Data Flows
1 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows1 with unsanitized paths
handle_messages (pagecommentsoffplease.php:168)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Page Comments Off Please Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 6
actionadmin_initpagecommentsoffplease.php:66
actionadmin_menupagecommentsoffplease.php:67
filterpre_option_{$pcop_default_comm_stat}pagecommentsoffplease.php:80
filterpre_option_{$pcop_default_ping_stat}pagecommentsoffplease.php:81
actionadmin_footerpagecommentsoffplease.php:83
actionadmin_print_scripts-settings_page_page-comments-off-pleasepagecommentsoffplease.php:86
Maintenance & Trust

Page Comments Off Please Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedNov 28, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads56K

Community Trust

Rating82/100
Number of ratings9
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Page Comments Off Please Developer Profile

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1 plugin · 1K total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Page Comments Off Please

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/page-comments-off-please/js/page_comments_off_please.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/page-comments-off-please/js/page_comments_off_please.js
Version Parameters
page-comments-off-please/js/page_comments_off_please.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
page_comments_off_please
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Page Comments Off Please