Hide Title Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hide-title

Allows authors to hide the title on single pages and posts via the edit post screen.

30K active installs v1.0.8 PHP + WP 3.2+ Updated May 22, 2019
titlewp
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A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hide Title Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "hide-title" v1.0.8 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture, particularly concerning its minimal attack surface and responsible handling of SQL queries. The absence of known vulnerabilities in its history and the presence of a nonce check are positive indicators. However, a significant concern arises from the complete lack of output escaping across all identified output points. This deficiency means that any data rendered to the user could potentially be manipulated by an attacker to inject malicious scripts, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. While the plugin currently has no recorded vulnerability history, the lack of output escaping presents a fundamental weakness that could be exploited if dynamic data were to be introduced in future versions or if existing data were to become user-controllable.

Key Concerns

  • Unescaped output found
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide Title Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Hide Title Release Timeline

v1.0.6
v1.0.4
v1.0.3
v1.0.2
v1.0.1
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Hide Title Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
9
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped9 total outputs
Attack Surface

Hide Title Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadd_meta_boxesdojo-digital-hide-title.php:25
actionsave_postdojo-digital-hide-title.php:26
actiondelete_postdojo-digital-hide-title.php:27
actionwp_headdojo-digital-hide-title.php:28
actionthe_titledojo-digital-hide-title.php:29
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsdojo-digital-hide-title.php:30
filterbody_classdojo-digital-hide-title.php:78
Maintenance & Trust

Hide Title Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.2.24
Last updatedMay 22, 2019
PHP min version
Downloads692K

Community Trust

Rating74/100
Number of ratings87
Active installs30K
Developer Profile

Hide Title Developer Profile

Dojo Digital

3 plugins · 30K total installs

81
trust score
Avg Security Score
90/100
Avg Patch Time
61 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hide Title

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
dojo-hide-title
HTML Comments
<!-- Dojo Digital Hide Title --><!-- END Dojo Digital Hide Title -->
Data Attributes
name="dojodigital_toggle_title"name="dojodigital_toggle_title_noncename"value="dojodigital_toggle_title"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hide Title