Title: Quick security usage question…
Last modified: July 30, 2020

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# Quick security usage question…

 *  [WPWanderer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwanderer/)
 * (@wpwanderer)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-security-usage-question/)
 * I’m currently using this plugin on a production website. Pretty basic/general
   stuff. Adding post filters for a plugin. My PHP knowledge level is at a point
   where at times I can be a bit dangerous.
 * Just so I know, and I did see a past comment regarding Php execution, are there
   things in this plugin that I should never do as it might hurt website security?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-security-usage-question/#post-13260807)
 * Whenever you are adding some code to your site, whether it be through adding 
   a snippet, editing a plugin or theme, or even installing a new plugin or theme,
   it is always important to ensure that the code is safe and trusted. The simple
   fact is that any bit of PHP code could potentially be dangerous if it was written
   by someone with malicious intent.
 * Generally speaking, though, as long as you only get your snippets from trusted
   sources, then you should be protected from anything seriously harmful, and of
   course there is the [safe mode feature](https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#%0Ahow%20can%20i%20recover%20my%20site%20if%20it%20is%20crashed%20by%20a%20buggy%20snippet%3F%20(method%20one)%0A)
   if you accidentally add a buggy snippet that temporarily stops the site from 
   loading.
 * I recommend taking regular backups of your site whether you are using this plugin
   or not – it’s always a good thing to do!

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 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-security-usage-question/#post-13260807)
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