Search engines blocked warning Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/search-engines-blocked-warning

Shows a warning in the WordPress administration header when the option "Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this si …

500 active installs v1.0.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.0.1+ Updated Jan 27, 2026
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CVEs total0
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Safety Verdict

Is Search engines blocked warning Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Search engines blocked warning 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 "search-engines-blocked-warning" plugin, version 1.0.0, exhibits a very strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unsanitized output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any detected taint flows, especially those with unsanitized paths or critical/high severity, suggests robust code hygiene. The plugin also demonstrates a secure approach by not directly exposing entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes without proper authorization mechanisms, indicated by zero unprotected entry points.

The vulnerability history is equally impressive, showing no recorded CVEs at any severity level. This suggests a history of stable and secure development for this plugin. The complete absence of common vulnerability types and recent issues further reinforces this positive trend. While the current data points to an exceptionally secure plugin, the complete absence of nonce and capability checks across all potential entry points (even though there are none identified) could be a theoretical area of concern if the attack surface were to expand in future versions. However, based solely on the current analysis, the plugin appears to be exceptionally well-secured.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Search engines blocked warning Security Vulnerabilities

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

Search engines blocked warning Code Analysis

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

Search engines blocked warning Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_bar_menusearch-engine-blocked-warning.php:30
actionadmin_headsearch-engine-blocked-warning.php:40
actionplugins_loadedsearch-engine-blocked-warning.php:63
Maintenance & Trust

Search engines blocked warning Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedJan 27, 2026
PHP min version5.6
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Search engines blocked warning Developer Profile

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28 plugins · 61K total installs

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Avg Security Score
94/100
Avg Patch Time
326 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Search engines blocked warning

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

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FAQ

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