Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce

Display WooCommerce product categories with good designs and grid and slider view. Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block.

2K active installs v1.5.2 PHP + WP 4.0+ Updated Feb 20, 2026
categories-designscategories-gridcategories-sliderwoocommerce-categories-designswoocommerce-categories-slider
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce plugin v1.5.2 exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests is a positive indicator. Crucially, all SQL queries are prepared, and the vast majority of output is properly escaped, mitigating common injection and XSS risks. The presence of a capability check, even if only one, demonstrates an awareness of access control, although the lack of explicit checks on entry points like AJAX and REST API is a notable omission.

Key Concerns

  • No explicit nonce checks on AJAX/REST API
  • Some output not properly escaped (8%)
  • 0 AJAX handlers without auth checks observed
  • 0 REST API routes without permission callbacks observed
  • 0 critical/high taint flows observed
  • 0 known CVEs
Vulnerabilities
None known

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Security Vulnerabilities

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

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

92% escaped38 total outputs
Attack Surface

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Attack Surface

Entry Points2
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 2

[wpos_product_categories] includes\shortcode\pcdfwoo-shortcode.php:113
[wpos_product_categories_slider] includes\shortcode\pcdfwoo-slider-shortcode.php:137
WordPress Hooks 12
actionadmin_initincludes\admin\class-pcdfwoo-admin.php:20
actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\pcdfwoo-how-it-work.php:21
actioninitincludes\admin\supports\gutenberg-block.php:158
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsincludes\admin\supports\gutenberg-block.php:181
filterblock_categories_allincludes\admin\supports\gutenberg-block.php:202
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pcdfwoo-script.php:20
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-pcdfwoo-script.php:23
actionbefore_woocommerce_initproduct-categories-designs-for-woocommerce.php:79
actionupdate_option_active_pluginsproduct-categories-designs-for-woocommerce.php:108
actionadmin_noticesproduct-categories-designs-for-woocommerce.php:136
actionadmin_noticesproduct-categories-designs-for-woocommerce.php:188
actionplugins_loadedproduct-categories-designs-for-woocommerce.php:216
Maintenance & Trust

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 20, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads55K

Community Trust

Rating78/100
Number of ratings10
Active installs2K
Alternatives

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Alternatives

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Developer Profile

Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Developer Profile

Essential Plugin

33 plugins · 205K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
219 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce/assets/js/blocks.build.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce/assets/js/blocks.build.js
Version Parameters
product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce/assets/js/blocks.build.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
PcdfWoo_Block
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce