by Jose Mortellaro 5 (1 reviews)

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting

Name: Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: Jose Mortellaro

It helps in preventing Cross Site Scripting (XSS) with just a few lines of code.

Basic Security ranks #11,420 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #692 of 4,499 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Aug 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v0.0.3 Current Version v0.0.3

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 22 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#692 of 4,499 in Security Top 25% by installs Actively maintained

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#11,420

+23 this week

Active Installs

200+

-31.5%

KW Avg Position

26.3

0.4 better

Downloads

4.1K

+4 today

Support Resolved

— No change

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (1 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 86%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

1 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.0.3
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Jose Mortellaro

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 1
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

cross-site scripting protection security vulnerabilities xss

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a lightweight way to harden their site's security. It helps prevent some Cross Site Scripting (XSS) injections without requiring configuration or impacting performance.

Prevents Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
No settings required
Minimal performance impact

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting has 200+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 1 user reviews on WordPress.org.

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting is developed by Jose Mortellaro and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting requires WordPress 4.6 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 5.6 or newer.

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting has been downloaded 4,092+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting is 0.0.3. It was last updated on August 22, 2026.

Yes. Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site Scripting is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.