WP Category Order Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-category-order

Display WordPress post categories in parent–child hierarchy while editing posts in the admin panel

400 active installs v4.5.3 PHP 5.6+ WP 3.0+ Updated Aug 4, 2025
category-orderchild-categoryhierarchical-categoriesparent-categorytaxonomy
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is WP Category Order Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 8mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of wp-category-order v4.5.3 indicates a strong security posture with no identified vulnerabilities or insecure code patterns. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events, and external HTTP requests significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code demonstrates good practices by utilizing prepared statements for all SQL queries and properly escaping all output, with no identified dangerous functions or file operations. Taint analysis also shows no problematic data flows. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with zero recorded CVEs, suggesting a well-maintained and secure codebase over time. This combination of a small attack surface, robust coding practices, and a lack of historical vulnerabilities presents a very low-risk profile for this plugin.

Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Category Order Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Category Order 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

WP Category Order Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actioninitWPCategoryOrder.php:23
filterwp_terms_checklist_argsWPCategoryOrder.php:48
actioninitWPCategoryOrder.php:61
Maintenance & Trust

WP Category Order Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedAug 4, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads14K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs400
Developer Profile

WP Category Order Developer Profile

Monika Yadav

1 plugin · 400 total installs

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

How We Detect WP Category Order

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Category Order