Remove Taxonomy URL Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/remove-taxonomy-url

Strip custom taxonomy slugs from URLs. Optional 301 redirects, hierarchical terms, pagination support, and slug-collision detection.

1K active installs v3.1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Jun 4, 2026
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100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Remove Taxonomy URL Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Remove Taxonomy URL has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2mo ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "remove-taxonomy-url" v1.0.6 demonstrates a strong security posture with no identified vulnerabilities in its history and a clean static analysis report regarding dangerous functions, SQL queries, file operations, and external HTTP requests. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the fact that all SQL queries use prepared statements is a very good practice. However, a notable concern is the relatively low percentage of properly escaped output (41%). While the static analysis did not detect specific taint flows, this lack of comprehensive output sanitization could potentially lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is ever introduced into output contexts without proper encoding. The plugin's lack of recorded vulnerabilities is positive, but it's important to remember that a lack of history doesn't guarantee future invulnerability, especially when some security best practices, like output escaping, are not fully implemented.

Key Concerns

  • Low percentage of properly escaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Remove Taxonomy URL Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Remove Taxonomy URL Release Timeline

v3.1.0Current
v3.0.1
v3.0.0
v1.0.6
v1.0.5
v1.0.4
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Remove Taxonomy URL Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
16
11 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

41% escaped27 total outputs
Attack Surface

Remove Taxonomy URL Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 8
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url-settings-api.php:48
actionplugins_loadedincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:141
filterterm_linkincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:159
filterrequestincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:160
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:163
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:164
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:168
actionadmin_menuincludes\class-remove-taxonomy-url.php:169
Maintenance & Trust

Remove Taxonomy URL Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested7.0.2
Last updatedJun 4, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads20K

Community Trust

Rating84/100
Number of ratings6
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Remove Taxonomy URL Developer Profile

sungraizfaryad

5 plugins · 1K total installs

93
trust score
Avg Security Score
98/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Remove Taxonomy URL

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/remove-taxonomy-url/admin/css/remove-taxonomy-url-admin.css/wp-content/plugins/remove-taxonomy-url/admin/js/remove-taxonomy-url-admin.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/remove-taxonomy-url/admin/js/remove-taxonomy-url-admin.js
Version Parameters
remove-taxonomy-url/admin/js/remove-taxonomy-url-admin.js?ver=remove-taxonomy-url/admin/css/remove-taxonomy-url-admin.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Remove Taxonomy URL