---
title: "WordPress link-template.php.suspected Issue"
description: "Issue: Some WordPress user are reporting a link-template.php.suspected error message. This is possibly related to a previous security vulnerabilty, or hack that was never fixed. Status: InMotion..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/link-template-php-suspected/
date: 2015-06-10
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Website", "WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# WordPress link-template.php.suspected Issue

| Issue: | Some WordPress user are reporting a **link-template.php.suspected** error message. This is possibly related to a previous security vulnerabilty, or hack that was never fixed. |
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| Status: | InMotion Hosting and the WordPress community are currently investigating this report. |
| Who is impacted? | Only *some* users of WordPress are reporting this issue |

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Additional information: See the post regarding the “**link-template.php.suspected**” issue in the Official [WordPress Support Forums](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-templatephpsuspected).

## What can I do?

While the WordPress community is still trying to determine the origin of this issue, we have found ways to determine files that may be compromised.

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  - The following command has been successful in identifying injected code (run it in [SSH](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/how-to-enable-ssh-through-whm/)): egrep -Rl ‘\$GLOBALS.*\\x|function.*for.*strlen.*isset’ public_html

- If you find files that have been injected with code, or hacked, we recommend the following guide:

[Recovering after a Hack](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/backup-and-restore/recovering-from-a-hack/)