WP Revisions Control Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-revisions-control

Control how many revisions are stored for each post type.

40K active installs v1.4.4 PHP 5.6+ WP 3.6+ Updated Jul 3, 2025
adminrevisionrevisions
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Revisions Control Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 9mo ago
Risk Assessment

The "wp-revisions-control" v1.4.4 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. It has a minimal attack surface with no unprotected entry points identified. The code demonstrates good security practices, including the absence of dangerous functions, all SQL queries using prepared statements, and a high percentage of properly escaped output. The presence of nonce and capability checks further enhances its security. The taint analysis found no flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a low risk of injection vulnerabilities. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no known CVEs, which suggests a commitment to secure development or a lack of previous issues.

Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Revisions Control Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Revisions Control Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
24 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
5
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

96% escaped25 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
ajax_purge (inc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:357)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

WP Revisions Control Attack Surface

Entry Points1
Unprotected0

REST API Routes 1

PUT/wp-json/wp-revisions-control/v1schedule/(?P<id>[\d]+)/(?P<limit_override>[\d]+)inc\class-block-editor.php:66
WordPress Hooks 13
actionrest_api_initinc\class-block-editor.php:34
filteris_protected_metainc\class-block-editor.php:35
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsinc\class-block-editor.php:37
actionload-edit.phpinc\class-wp-revisions-control-bulk-actions.php:49
filterremovable_query_argsinc\class-wp-revisions-control-bulk-actions.php:50
actionadmin_noticesinc\class-wp-revisions-control-bulk-actions.php:108
actionplugins_loadedinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:76
actioninitinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:77
actionadmin_initinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:97
filterwp_revisions_to_keepinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:99
actionadd_meta_boxesinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:120
actionsave_postinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:122
actionadmin_headinc\class-wp-revisions-control.php:319
Maintenance & Trust

WP Revisions Control Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedJul 3, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads263K

Community Trust

Rating94/100
Number of ratings13
Active installs40K
Developer Profile

WP Revisions Control Developer Profile

Erick Hitter

12 plugins · 48K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
2199 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Revisions Control

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-revisions-control/assets/build/gutenberg.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-revisions-control/assets/build/gutenberg.js
Version Parameters
wp-revisions-control/assets/build/gutenberg.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

Data Attributes
data-block="wp-revisions-control/settings"
JS Globals
window.wpRevisionsControl
REST Endpoints
/wp-json/wp-revisions-control/v1/schedule/(?P<id>[\d]+)/(?P<limit_override>[\d]+)
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Revisions Control