Simplify Dashboard Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/simplify-dashboard

Adds a toggle button to the admin bar to simplify the dashboard by hiding specific menu items.

0 active installs v1.1 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Oct 6, 2024
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Simplify Dashboard Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'simplify-dashboard' plugin v1.1 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points suggests a minimal attack surface, which is a significant positive. Furthermore, the code exhibits excellent security practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements, all output properly escaped, and the presence of nonce and capability checks. Taint analysis reveals no unsanitized paths or critical/high severity flows, indicating a low risk of cross-site scripting or other injection vulnerabilities stemming from the plugin's code. The plugin's vulnerability history is also clean, with no recorded CVEs, further reinforcing its secure development. Overall, the plugin appears to be well-developed with security as a priority, presenting a very low risk to WordPress installations.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Simplify Dashboard Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Simplify Dashboard Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
9 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
1
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped9 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
simplify_dashboard_settings_page_html (settings-page.php:20)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Simplify Dashboard Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_menusettings-page.php:17
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptssimplify-dashboard.php:47
actionadmin_menusimplify-dashboard.php:73
actionadmin_bar_menusimplify-dashboard.php:95
actionwp_headsimplify-dashboard.php:99
Maintenance & Trust

Simplify Dashboard Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.6.5
Last updatedOct 6, 2024
PHP min version7.4
Downloads684

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Simplify Dashboard Developer Profile

Mytchall Bransgrove

2 plugins · 100 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Simplify Dashboard

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simplify-dashboard/css/simplify-dashboard.css/wp-content/plugins/simplify-dashboard/js/simplify-dashboard.js/wp-content/plugins/simplify-dashboard/assets/toggle-on.svg/wp-content/plugins/simplify-dashboard/assets/toggle-off.svg
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/simplify-dashboard/js/simplify-dashboard.js
Version Parameters
simplify-dashboard-stylesimplify-dashboard-script

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
simplify-dashboard-hiddensimplify-dashboard-toggle
JS Globals
simplifyDashboardData
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Simplify Dashboard