Prevent Read More Scroll Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-read-more-scroll

Prevents the page scroll that occurs when clicking in the read more links.

10 active installs v1.0.0 PHP + WP 2.8+ Updated Jan 14, 2016
preventread-morescroll
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Prevent Read More Scroll Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Prevent Read More Scroll has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'prevent-read-more-scroll' v1.0.0 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that could be exploited. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by avoiding dangerous functions, utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries, and ensuring proper output escaping. The absence of file operations, external HTTP requests, nonce checks, and capability checks in the analyzed code further contributes to its secure design. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, indicating a history of secure development or prompt patching.

While the static analysis and vulnerability history paint a positive picture, the absence of any analyzed taint flows or detected issues might be a reflection of the plugin's simplicity or potentially limited scope of analysis. However, given the current data, the plugin appears to be highly secure. The primary area to consider is the complete lack of explicit security checks like nonce or capability checks. While not an issue in this specific analysis due to no exposed entry points, if functionality were added later without these checks, it could introduce vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Prevent Read More Scroll Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Prevent Read More Scroll Code Analysis

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

Prevent Read More Scroll Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filterthe_content_more_linkprevent-read-more-scroll.php:20
Maintenance & Trust

Prevent Read More Scroll Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedJan 14, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Prevent Read More Scroll Developer Profile

David Garcia

11 plugins · 90 total installs

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

How We Detect Prevent Read More Scroll

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
prevent-read-more-scroll/prevent-read-more-scroll.php?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Prevent Read More Scroll