Date Post Title Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/date-post-title

Sets a post title to the publish date if one does not exist when publishing a post.

10 active installs v1.0 PHP 7.0+ WP 3.5+ Updated Dec 3, 2023
admin-post-title
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Date Post Title Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Date Post Title has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'date-post-title' plugin v1.0 exhibits a generally weak security posture despite having no recorded vulnerabilities or direct indications of dangerous code. The complete lack of output escaping across all identified outputs is a significant concern. This means that any data displayed by the plugin to the user interface could potentially be injected with malicious code, leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the absence of nonce and capability checks across all entry points, while currently having a zero attack surface, leaves the plugin exposed should any new entry points be introduced without proper authorization mechanisms. The plugin's vulnerability history is clean, suggesting it has not been a target or has been developed with a degree of care. However, this does not mitigate the immediate risks identified in the static analysis, particularly the unescaped output. A balanced view would acknowledge the clean vulnerability history but highlight the critical need to address the output escaping issue to prevent potential XSS attacks.

Key Concerns

  • No output escaping found
  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Date Post Title Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Date Post Title Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
7
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Date Post Title Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filterwp_insert_post_datadate-post-title.php:16
actionadmin_initdate-post-title.php:22
Maintenance & Trust

Date Post Title Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.4.8
Last updatedDec 3, 2023
PHP min version7.0
Downloads1K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Alternatives

Date Post Title Alternatives

No alternatives data available yet.

Developer Profile

Date Post Title Developer Profile

Greg Ross

34 plugins · 8K total installs

80
trust score
Avg Security Score
88/100
Avg Patch Time
39 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Date Post Title

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/date-post-title/languages/

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
regular-textcode
Data Attributes
placeholdervalue
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Date Post Title