
Popular Posts Count Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/popular-posts-countTags: posts, count, popular, popular posts, views, popular views, post views Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 4.4.1 Stable tag: 4.
Is Popular Posts Count Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Popular Posts Count has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "popular-posts-count" v1.3 plugin exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified entry points into the plugin that lack authentication or permission checks, indicating a robust approach to preventing unauthorized access. Furthermore, the absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, external HTTP requests, and a lack of critical or high-severity taint flows demonstrate a clean and well-developed codebase from a security perspective. The plugin's vulnerability history is also completely clear, with no recorded CVEs of any severity, further reinforcing its secure status.
Popular Posts Count Security Vulnerabilities
Popular Posts Count Code Analysis
Popular Posts Count Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 3
Maintenance & Trust
Popular Posts Count Maintenance & Trust
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Popular Posts Count Alternatives
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Popular Posts Count Developer Profile
2 plugins · 20 total installs
How We Detect Popular Posts Count
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
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