PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Disable Search safe?
Disable the built-in front-end search capabilities of WordPress.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
disable-search - Author: Scott Reilly
- 30000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (16 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 430403 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2009-06-11
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.1.1
- Last updated: 2025-04-14 6:27am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Disable Search. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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