Custom Taglines Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-taglines

WP Custom Taglines allows you to specify a custom tagline for each post or page that will override the sitewide tagline for that post or page.

60 active installs v1 PHP + WP 2.9+ Updated Aug 28, 2011
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Custom Taglines Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The wp-custom-taglines v1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. There are no identified dangerous functions, external HTTP requests, file operations, or SQL queries that do not use prepared statements. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the plugin incorporates nonce and capability checks, demonstrating an awareness of WordPress security best practices. The vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is a positive indicator of the plugin's development and maintenance. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping. With one output identified and 0% properly escaped, this presents a substantial risk of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially compromising user sessions or defacing the site.

Key Concerns

  • 0% output escaping on identified outputs
Vulnerabilities
None known

Custom Taglines Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Custom Taglines Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Custom Taglines Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Custom Taglines Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 3
actionadmin_initwp_custom_taglines.php:46
actionsave_postwp_custom_taglines.php:49
filterbloginfowp_custom_taglines.php:125
Maintenance & Trust

Custom Taglines Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.2.1
Last updatedAug 28, 2011
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs60
Developer Profile

Custom Taglines Developer Profile

Brian Zeligson

4 plugins · 130 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Custom Taglines

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
id="bz_taglines_enabled"name="bz_taglines_enabled"id="bz_taglines_content"name="bz_taglines_content"name="bz_taglines_nonce"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Taglines