Post Type Icons Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-icons

Quickly and easily add Font Awesome icons to your custom post types.

100 active installs v0.2.2 PHP + WP 3.6+ Updated Apr 25, 2014
custom-post-typecustom-post-typesfont-awesomeiconspizzazz
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Post Type Icons Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Post Type Icons has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "post-type-icons" plugin v0.2.2 demonstrates a strong adherence to several security best practices, including a complete absence of SQL queries that are not prepared and no detected dangerous functions or file operations. The plugin also reports zero known vulnerabilities, including no critical or high severity CVEs, which is a positive indicator of its historical security record. However, a significant concern arises from the total lack of output escaping, meaning that any data processed and displayed by the plugin could be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. While the attack surface appears minimal with no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without proper checks, this is offset by the complete lack of output sanitization.

Key Concerns

  • 100% of outputs are not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Post Type Icons Security Vulnerabilities

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

Post Type Icons Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
10
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped10 total outputs
Attack Surface

Post Type Icons Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionpti_plugin_icon_demosfont-awesome\class-pti-font-awesome.php:36
actionpti_plugin_set_icon_font_awesomefont-awesome\class-pti-font-awesome.php:37
actionpti_plugin_icon_cssfont-awesome\class-pti-font-awesome.php:69
actionadmin_print_stylespost-type-icons.php:54
actioninitpost-type-icons.php:55
actionadmin_menupost-type-icons.php:57
actionafter_setup_themepost-type-icons.php:106
Maintenance & Trust

Post Type Icons Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.9.40
Last updatedApr 25, 2014
PHP min version
Downloads6K

Community Trust

Rating92/100
Number of ratings5
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Post Type Icons Developer Profile

Matthew Boynes

6 plugins · 8K total installs

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

How We Detect Post Type Icons

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/post-type-icons/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
pti_icons
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Type Icons