Nowdays, free premium like WordPress themes come up with some awesome options just like of premium themes. These themes not only provide a full functionality but may contain some un-wanted codes. These codes are added some way either from their coders or websites who make them available for downloading insert malicious codes within it.
These codes are not only undetectable at times but quite hideous. What these codes contains?
- tracking working keywords of your site
- their affiliate links
- advertisements
- simple links for PR greedy sites
If you are upto selecting a new theme for your site downloaded from such sources you can totally rely on this cool TAC to check any vulnerability.
Find Encrypted Codes in WP Themes with Theme Authenticity Checker
Theme Authenticity Checker is a free Wp add-on, easily installable and totally automated. All you have to install it in your latest WP and check its results via sidebar.
It automatically checks all WordPress themes for any encrypted codes to be removed. Even a simple static links are detected by TAC once run for WP default themes.
You can also upload as many themes you want to check for encrypted codes and it will help you find the unwanted code the easiest way.
Download Theme Authenticity Checker WP Plugin
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Thanks for sharing
it is difficult to trust these themes, i avoid them.
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@Shabnum Hey now there is no need to avoid them. Just make sure you have this plugin to help you out.
Now there is a plugin for it
Yes indeed its a plugin dude.
Great plugin for bloggers who are using free themes for their WP blogs.
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In my newly designed Wordpress theme, I used the encrypted code in the footer section so as to prevent the footer credits. Anyways, thanks for the plugin. It will help the newbies for sure.
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Free theme always great but some source love to inject their code. It’s always better to download theme from original source rather downloading it from a theme gallery. Thanks for this useful plugin.
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