
Purgely Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/purgelyA plugin to manage Fastly caching behavior and purging.
Is Purgely Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Purgely has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "purgely" v1.0.1 plugin exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of any detected attack surface, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, or file operations is highly commendable. The plugin also demonstrates strong security awareness by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The single external HTTP request is a minor point of interest but, without further context, does not present an immediate risk. The lack of any recorded vulnerability history further reinforces its robust security. However, the absence of nonce checks and capability checks across its entry points, while currently not a direct issue due to the zero attack surface, represents a potential future risk should the plugin's functionality expand or new entry points be introduced without proper authorization controls. This is a significant strength in its current state, but a point of caution for future development.
Key Concerns
- Missing nonce checks
- Missing capability checks
Purgely Security Vulnerabilities
Purgely Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Purgely Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 7
Maintenance & Trust
Purgely Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
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Purgely Developer Profile
6 plugins · 1K total installs
How We Detect Purgely
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/purgely/src/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/purgely/src/css/frontend.css/wp-content/plugins/purgely/src/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/purgely/src/js/frontend.jspurgely/src/css/admin.css?ver=purgely/src/css/frontend.css?ver=purgely/src/js/admin.js?ver=purgely/src/js/frontend.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
<!-- Purgely Admin Settings -->data-purgely-purge-urlPurgelyAdmin/wp-json/purgely/v1/purge