Does Simple Tour Guide have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No. All known vulnerabilities in Simple Tour Guide have been patched as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is Simple Tour Guide compatible with WordPress 6.9.4?

According to WordPress.org data, Simple Tour Guide 1.1.9 has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

Is Simple Tour Guide compatible with PHP 5.2.4+?

Simple Tour Guide requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts run PHP 8.1 or 8.2. If you are on an older PHP version, consider upgrading before installing this plugin.

How often is Simple Tour Guide updated?

Simple Tour Guide was last updated on Dec 3, 2025. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is Simple Tour Guide's security score?

Simple Tour Guide has a WP-Safety security score of 100/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

Simple Tour Guide Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simple-tour-guide

Easily add an interactive step-by-step user guide (intro tour) for your visitors. Based on Shepherd.js (https://shepherdjs.dev/).

300 active installs v1.1.9 PHP 5.2.4+ WP 4.4+ Updated Dec 3, 2025

introductionshepherdtouruser-onboardingwalkthrough

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is Simple Tour Guide Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Simple Tour Guide has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4mo ago

Risk Assessment

The "simple-tour-guide" v1.1.9 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The code adheres to many WordPress security best practices, including the exclusive use of prepared statements for SQL queries and a high percentage of properly escaped output. Crucially, there are no identified critical or high severity taint flows, and all entry points appear to have proper authorization checks, indicating a robust defense against common injection and data manipulation attacks. The absence of any known vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this positive assessment.

Vulnerabilities

None known

Simple Tour Guide Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Simple Tour Guide Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

0 prepared

Unescaped Output

62 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Output Escaping

94% escaped66 total outputs

Data Flows

All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows

simple_tour_guide_save_counter (index.php:262)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

Simple Tour Guide Attack Surface

Entry Points3

Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 2

authwp_ajax_save_counterindex.php:284

noprivwp_ajax_save_counterindex.php:285

Shortcodes 1

[stg_kef] index.php:340

WordPress Hooks 9

actionadmin_noticesinc\admin.php:45

actionadmin_initinc\admin.php:55

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:52

actionwp_footerindex.php:78

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsindex.php:105

actionadmin_menuindex.php:176

actioninitindex.php:256

filtersimple_tour_guide_has_shortcodeindex.php:337

actionwp_headindex.php:409

Maintenance & Trust

Simple Tour Guide Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4

Last updatedDec 3, 2025

PHP min version5.2.4

Downloads11K

Community Trust

Rating96/100

Number of ratings13

Active installs300

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Admin Tour helps you to create a tour for admin. Admin user can go through the tour and they will get the knowledge about how to use the admin panel.

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Fight user churn with great user onboarding! Interactive product tours, smart tips and user onboarding checklists for digital products

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A plugin to create interactive feature tour/User Walkthroughs/Guided Tours for product, service or any feature demonstration

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Developer Profile

Simple Tour Guide Developer Profile

Atanas Yonkov

19 plugins · 13K total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

98/100

Avg Patch Time

8 days

View full developer profile

Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simple Tour Guide

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/lib/shepherd.min.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/lib/shepherd.min.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/css/main.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/color-picker.js

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/lib/shepherd.min.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/main.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/color-picker.js

Version Parameters

/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/css/main.css?ver=/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/main.js?ver=/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/admin.js?ver=/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/css/admin.css?ver=/wp-content/plugins/simple-tour-guide/assets/js/color-picker.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

stg-premium

JS Globals

scriptParams

FAQ