Robots Meta Whiz Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/robotswhiz

Easy way to discourage search engines from indexing only specific pages / posts with custom meta tags.

100 active installs v1.2.0 PHP + WP 3.8.1+ Updated Jan 9, 2017
crawlersrobotsrobots-txtsearch-enginesspiders
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Robots Meta Whiz Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Robots Meta Whiz has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "robotswhiz" v1.2.0 plugin demonstrates a strong security posture in several key areas. The absence of any known CVEs, critical taint flows, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, or file operations indicates a diligent approach to secure coding. The plugin also appears to have a minimal attack surface, with zero identified entry points that are unprotected. The presence of capability checks, although few, is a positive sign. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. With 34 outputs identified and 0% properly escaped, this presents a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website's pages. The complete absence of taint analysis results could also be interpreted in multiple ways: either the analysis tool couldn't find any flows, or it wasn't thoroughly applied. Given the unescaped output issue, further investigation into taint flows would be prudent.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping identified
Vulnerabilities
None known

Robots Meta Whiz Security Vulnerabilities

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

Robots Meta Whiz Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
34
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped34 total outputs
Attack Surface

Robots Meta Whiz Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Robots Meta Whiz Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.7.32
Last updatedJan 9, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Robots Meta Whiz Developer Profile

Marat Nepomnyashy

2 plugins · 200 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Robots Meta Whiz

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/robotswhiz/webpack_out/robotswhiz.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/robotswhiz/webpack_out/robotswhiz.js
Version Parameters
robotswhiz.js?uv=1.2.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
robots-whiz--tablerobots-whiz--table tbody:nth-child(even)robots-whiz--1st-rowrobots-whiz--column-headerrobots-whiz--readoutrobots-whiz--td--checkboxesrobots-whiz--td--checkboxes labelrobots-whiz--td--link
Data Attributes
name='robots'
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Robots Meta Whiz