
Quick Save Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/quick-savePress the ALT key to update posts and pages instead of clicking the Update button all the time.
Is Quick Save Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 85/100Quick Save has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The quick-save plugin v1.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It boasts zero identified attack surface points, meaning there are no direct entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that attackers could easily target. The plugin also demonstrates good practices by using prepared statements for all its SQL queries and avoiding dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests. The absence of vulnerability history and taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive assessment.
However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. While the plugin doesn't appear to have any vulnerabilities currently, this oversight makes it highly susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if any data is ever outputted without proper sanitization. Furthermore, the absence of nonce and capability checks, coupled with no identified attack surface, suggests that either the plugin is exceptionally simple and doesn't require these checks, or it's a potential blind spot for future development. If any functionality were added that handled user-provided data or performed sensitive actions, the lack of these fundamental security controls would become a critical risk. The overall security is good due to the lack of known issues and clean code, but the unescaped output is a notable weakness.
Key Concerns
- All outputs are unescaped
Quick Save Security Vulnerabilities
Quick Save Code Analysis
Output Escaping
Quick Save Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 2
Maintenance & Trust
Quick Save Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Quick Save Alternatives
Save with keyboard
save-with-keyboard
Save everything in the most natural way by pressing Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S on Mac).
Publish View
publish-view
Adds a button so you can save Publish or save Draft and view in one step.
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories
post-expirator
PublishPress Future can make scheduled changes to your content. You can unpublish posts, move posts to a new status, update the categories, and more.
Toolbar Publish Button
toolbar-publish-button
Scroll less in WordPress admin area! A small UX improvement will keep Publish button within reach and retain the scrollbar position after saving.
Improved Save Button
improved-save-button
Improve your productivity with this "2-in-1" save button! It saves the post and immediately takes you to your next action.
Quick Save Developer Profile
1 plugin · 10 total installs
How We Detect Quick Save
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/quick-save/pro.pngHTML / DOM Fingerprints
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