It’s safe if a) the management interface is only accessible by trusted users and b) there are no bugs. You can take care of a), but you’ll have to trust them for b).
How it’s done: they send you to a special URL on your live site and pass a signature by which the plugin on the site can tell that this request has been triggered by the management interface, then set the same session cookies WP would set if you logged in regularly, and finally they’ll simply redirect you to the admin dashboard.
Related Posts:
- Update plugin from personal API
- Loading external page template and enqueue script from plugin causes 403 forbidden error
- Where the Nickname is being used in WordPress
- WordPress plugin from own server
- How to avoid plugin name conflicts from the upgrade notifier?
- Is their any way to Extend WPDB class and Overwrite the Default Query Function
- How do I only load a plugin js on it’s settings pages?
- How can I include a setting that has a variable number of values in a settings page using register_setting?
- Adding dynamic section to WordPress
- Use functionality of 2 wordpress plugins
- Custom data-id wp_enqueue_script
- Autoload via composer in plugin interference
- Yoast SEO blocking/re-initialising longer running process
- Add Fields with Sub-Fields to WP Job Manager
- template_redirect not being called when using ajax
- Can WordPress plugins “Talk to each other”?
- How use %like% in sql statement wordpress
- Can I use a form in a dashboard widget?
- Is there a way to alter the order in which the plugins appear in the page?
- How to correctly detect accessing wp-content/uploads?
- How to create custom embed block in gutenberg wordpress
- Plugin exceeds memory limit
- How can sanitize $_FILES[‘haq_slider’] field
- How to trigger $_GET request within admin plugin page?
- Plugin Paths Issue
- MITM risk of not sanitizing?
- Get IDs of Images from Gallery Block in InnerBlocks of a Custom Gutenberg Block
- WordPress plugin – Error “Plugin generate 2890 characters of unexpected output when activated”
- Woocommerce plugin for minimum order and add-to-card-step
- UnInstallation of a Plugin from a developers perspective – The correct and clean method
- Change plugin main file name (that is currently in the repo)
- Edit Yoast SEO breadcrumbs output [closed]
- Using a post-signup hook to get user details
- How to apply a patch via plugin?
- wp_remote_get() returns 403 while file_get_contents() does not
- How to set add question capability for author role in wp pro quiz plugin
- Suggestions on Approach to New Plugin I’m Stuck On
- Unable to delete custom post types, confusion around capabilities
- Getting wp.me shortlink for wordpress custom post type
- where is the main file in this plugin?
- Insert Array in Plugin Database
- First plugin, problem with get_pages
- plugin wraps the entire content
- Shortcode Attributes to Return different $_POST
- Plugin onclick button activate other plugin
- How programatically cause uploads folder to be created?
- what is the point of telling add_filter how many parameters you want passed to the function?
- Structuring function with registration_errors hook
- Yoast SEO Plug In and my Theme duplicating code. Need some feedback on what to do? [closed]
- Should I use the action in the plugin’s main file?
- Using Class loader in WordPress boilerplate
- wp_query ‘s’ parameter does not work with WC_AJAX
- Monitor all the queriers executed by my website
- WC Fix Attributes – ‘Add New’ Not Searchable/Delayed
- Allow a particular user to access a particular plugin?
- wordpress plugin add page when activate
- How to dynamically add template in Innerblock?
- Add style to body based on url
- $wpdb->insert not working inside save_post tag
- How to check for already existing plugin versions on activation? and prevent errors
- update_post_meta is not working for me when I use e.preventDefault for update button
- How to create a plugin with automatic update?
- How to remove WordPress Default Comment? not Facebook
- Loading plugin script only on required page?
- Create survey that redirects to sidebar menu customized to answers
- Uploading images to custom table
- Changing author slug for a custom role without using plugin
- plugin operation launch every time i click on page
- Plugin management with my custom plugin
- Plugin Version List not Shown
- How to pass value from WordPress to Javascript
- How do I create a state of “don’t assign anything to variable” if WP_Error throws an error?
- How can I customize Easy Appointment plugin?
- Plugin communication between sites that use it?
- How to change meta data(title, description) for current post?
- how to add custom css at top above all css file for specific url
- Provide http service by wordpress plugin
- Coming soon pages with rest of site in maintenance mode
- create web service for android app using wordpress website
- Web Application Framework Compatibility with WP Plugin
- Widget Script Loads at Bottom of Page
- Plugin loaded, but not running
- Merge custom plugins in one folder
- Plugin Hook: Get posts
- Why tinyMCE.editors doesnt work on tinyMCE
- Execute certain function on GET request
- Filter EVERY category link with my plugin
- get_option include in my adsense
- Undefined variable _POST
- How can I make a website with dynamic features with wordpress?
- redirect to custom php template in wordpress plugin directory
- How to create a nameplate extension? [closed]
- How to open author url linked to a new tab in settings page in the WordPress plugin list
- How can I properly sanitize the update_option in WordPress?
- Why is my menu page not being displayed?
- WP Elementor Pro causing crtical failure on website
- Wrong block appender button showing
- Uncaught Error: Cannot use object of type stdClass while showing the list using WP_List_Table
- plugin doesn’t retrieve data from database
- Display Any Field fromAdmin Panel in Frontend via Shortcode?