Does WP Term Locks have any unpatched vulnerabilities?

No published vulnerabilities and no findings under coordinated disclosure as of the latest data update. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest version.

Is WP Term Locks compatible with WordPress 4.8.28?

According to WordPress.org data, WP Term Locks 1.0.1 has been tested up to WordPress 4.8.28. Check the plugin's changelog for the latest compatibility information.

How often is WP Term Locks updated?

WP Term Locks was last updated on Mar 31, 2026. Frequent updates are generally a positive security signal.

What is WP Term Locks's security score?

WP Term Locks has a WP-Safety security score of 100/100. This score is computed from CVE history, patch response time, developer trust signals, and plugin maintenance activity.

WP Term Locks Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks

Prevent categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms from being edited or deleted

10 active installs v1.0.1 PHP + WP 4.7+ Updated Mar 31, 2026

lockmetametadatataxonomyterm

A · Safe

CVEs total0

Unpatched0

Last CVENever

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is WP Term Locks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago

Risk Assessment

The wp-term-locks v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin demonstrates good development practices with 100% of SQL queries using prepared statements and a very high percentage of output properly escaped. Furthermore, there are no detected dangerous functions, file operations, external HTTP requests, or taint flows with unsanitized paths, indicating a lack of common vulnerability vectors. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities or CVEs in its history is also a positive indicator, suggesting a stable and well-maintained codebase.

Vulnerabilities

None known

WP Term Locks Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.

Version History

WP Term Locks Release Timeline

v1.0.1Current

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

WP Term Locks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

0 prepared

Unescaped Output

36 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

Output Escaping

97% escaped37 total outputs

Attack Surface

WP Term Locks Attack Surface

Entry Points0

Unprotected0

WordPress Hooks 17

filtermap_meta_capwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-locks.php:65

filterterm_namewp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-locks.php:66

actioncreate_termwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:132

actionedit_termwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:133

filterterms_clauseswp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:136

filterget_terms_orderbywp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:137

actionadmin_initwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:163

actionload-edit-tags.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:167

actionload-term.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:168

actionadmin_head-edit-tags.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:240

actionadmin_head-edit-tags.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:241

actionadmin_print_scripts-edit-tags.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:242

actionquick_edit_custom_boxwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:243

actionadmin_head-term.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:252

actionadmin_print_scripts-term.phpwp-term-locks\includes\class-wp-term-meta-ui.php:253

actionplugins_loadedwp-term-locks.php:33

actioninitwp-term-locks.php:43

Maintenance & Trust

WP Term Locks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28

Last updatedMar 31, 2026

PHP min version

Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100

Number of ratings0

Active installs10

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Developer Profile

WP Term Locks Developer Profile

John James Jacoby

28 plugins · 331K total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

95/100

Avg Patch Time

1401 days

View full developer profile

Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect WP Term Locks

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-locks/wp-term-locks.php/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-locks/includes/class-wp-term-meta-ui.php/wp-content/plugins/wp-term-locks/includes/class-wp-term-locks.php

Version Parameters

wp-term-locks/wp-term-locks.php?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

term-lock-wrapterm-lock-editterm-lock-delete

Data Attributes

name="term-locks[edit]"name="term-locks[delete]"

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