Term Menu Order Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/term-menu-order

Creates a 'menu_order' column to specify term order, allowing theme and plugin developers to sort term by menu order.

400 active installs v0.4 PHP + WP 3.0.1+ Updated Jul 4, 2012
developermenu-ordertaxonomiestaxonomyterms
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Term Menu Order Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Term Menu Order has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "term-menu-order" plugin v0.4 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events that could serve as entry points for attacks. Furthermore, the code strictly adheres to best practices by not utilizing dangerous functions, performing all SQL queries with prepared statements, and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The absence of file operations and external HTTP requests further minimizes the attack surface. The taint analysis also reveals no flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a lack of exploitable data handling vulnerabilities within the analyzed code.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Term Menu Order Security Vulnerabilities

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

Term Menu Order Code Analysis

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

SQL Query Safety

100% prepared1 total queries
Attack Surface

Term Menu Order Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
Maintenance & Trust

Term Menu Order Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.4.2
Last updatedJul 4, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads27K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs400
Developer Profile

Term Menu Order Developer Profile

Yoast

7 plugins · 14.2M total installs

74
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
1884 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Term Menu Order

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/term-menu-order/term-menu-order.php
Version Parameters
term-menu-order.php?ver=0.4

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Term Menu Order