SEO Warning Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/seo-warning

This plugin adds a warning to the WordPress admin bar when search engine visibility is off.

20 active installs v0.1.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 5.2+ Updated May 15, 2025
discourageindexingsearchseowarning
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is SEO Warning Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

SEO Warning has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 10mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "seo-warning" plugin v0.1.2 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any detected dangerous functions, unsanitized taint flows, or raw SQL queries, coupled with 100% usage of prepared statements and proper output escaping, indicates a well-written codebase with robust security considerations.

Furthermore, the plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, suggesting a track record of stability and a lack of previously exploited weaknesses. The zero-attack surface from AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events, especially with no unprotected entry points, significantly reduces the potential for external exploitation.

While the plugin demonstrates excellent adherence to secure coding practices and a clean vulnerability history, the complete absence of capability checks and nonce checks across all entry points (which are currently zero) could become a concern if the plugin were to introduce any new interactive features or administrative functions in the future. However, given the current state of zero entry points, this is a speculative risk. Overall, the plugin appears to be very secure in its current version and state.

Vulnerabilities
None known

SEO Warning Security Vulnerabilities

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

SEO 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

SEO Warning Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filteradmin_bar_menuseo-warning.php:40
Maintenance & Trust

SEO Warning Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 15, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads378

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs20
Developer Profile

SEO Warning Developer Profile

Andrew Hoyer

3 plugins · 30 total installs

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

How We Detect SEO Warning

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
seo-warning
Data Attributes
title="Site does not allow indexing"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about SEO Warning