WP Term Family Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-families

Family for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms

10 active installs v0.2.0 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Jan 7, 2016
familymetametadatataxonomyterm
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is WP Term Family Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 10yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'wp-term-families' v0.2.0 demonstrates a strong security posture based on the static analysis. There are no identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, resulting in a zero attack surface. Furthermore, the code signals show a complete absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, external HTTP requests, and external HTTP requests. The high percentage of properly escaped output (91%) is also a positive indicator of secure coding practices.

The vulnerability history is equally encouraging, with zero known CVEs and no recorded common vulnerability types. This suggests a stable and secure codebase throughout its existence. The lack of any identified taint flows further reinforces the confidence in the sanitization and validation mechanisms within the plugin.

Overall, this plugin appears to be very well-secured. The minimal attack surface and lack of common vulnerability patterns are significant strengths. The only area for minor improvement, though not flagged as a severe risk in this version, could be the slight percentage of unescaped output, which is generally best practice to be 100%. However, given the other strong security indicators, the current risk is assessed as very low.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output present
Vulnerabilities
None known

WP Term Family Security Vulnerabilities

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

WP Term Family Release Timeline

v0.2.0Current
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Term Family Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

91% escaped35 total outputs
Attack Surface

WP Term Family Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actioncreate_termincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:123
actionedit_termincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:124
filterterms_clausesincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:127
filterget_terms_orderbyincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:128
actionadmin_initincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:152
actionload-edit-tags.phpincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:153
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:226
actionadmin_headincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:227
actionadmin_headincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:228
actionquick_edit_custom_boxincludes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:231
filterwp_term_family_get_taxonomiesincludes\functions.php:27
actionplugins_loadedwp-term-families.php:36
actioninitwp-term-families.php:51
Maintenance & Trust

WP Term Family Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedJan 7, 2016
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

WP Term Family Developer Profile

John James Jacoby

28 plugins · 331K total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
95/100
Avg Patch Time
1401 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Term Family

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-families/assets/js/term-families.js/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-families/assets/css/term-families.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-families/assets/js/term-families.js
Version Parameters
wp-term-families/assets/js/term-families.js?ver=wp-term-families/assets/css/term-families.css?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
term-family
Data Attributes
data-family
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about WP Term Family