Remove Taxonomy Slug Security & Risk Analysis

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Remove taxonomy slugs from URLs for cleaner, SEO-friendly permalinks with simple settings and minimal technical setup.

400 active installs v1.0.3 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Feb 21, 2026
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Remove Taxonomy Slug Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Remove Taxonomy Slug 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 'remove-taxonomy-slug' v1.0.3 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture, with a notable absence of known vulnerabilities and a complete lack of critical issues identified in static and taint analysis. The plugin utilizes prepared statements for all SQL queries, indicating good practice in preventing SQL injection. The presence of a nonce check is also a positive sign. However, a significant concern arises from the low percentage of properly escaped output. With only 14% of outputs being correctly escaped, there is a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, especially if any of the unescaped outputs are user-controlled or rendered in sensitive contexts. The vulnerability history being clear is excellent, but the identified output escaping issue presents a specific, actionable risk that should be addressed.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Remove Taxonomy Slug Security Vulnerabilities

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

Remove Taxonomy Slug Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
6
1 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

14% escaped7 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
retaxslug_save_settings (admin\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-admin.php:119)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Remove Taxonomy Slug Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 11
actionadmin_initadmin\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-admin.php:54
actionadmin_noticesadmin\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-admin.php:132
actionadmin_noticesadmin\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-admin.php:153
actionadmin_noticesadmin\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-admin.php:155
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-remove-taxonmy-slug.php:142
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-remove-taxonmy-slug.php:159
filterrequestpublic\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-public.php:54
filterterm_linkpublic\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-public.php:55
filterget_category_linkpublic\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-public.php:56
filterget_term_linkpublic\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-public.php:57
filtercategory_linkpublic\class-remove-taxonmy-slug-public.php:58
Maintenance & Trust

Remove Taxonomy Slug Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedFeb 21, 2026
PHP min version
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs400
Developer Profile

Remove Taxonomy Slug Developer Profile

Akshay Shah

1 plugin · 400 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Remove Taxonomy Slug

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

Asset Fingerprints

Version Parameters
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Remove Taxonomy Slug