Visual Subtitle Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/visual-subtitle

Allows part of a post title to be styled as a subtitle. It is still within the title heading, but is wrapped in a span to be styled differently.

100 active installs v1.2.0 PHP 5.6+ WP 2.9.0+ Updated Aug 1, 2020
subtitle
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Visual Subtitle Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 5yr ago
Risk Assessment

The visual-subtitle plugin v1.2.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests is a significant positive indicator. Furthermore, the complete utilization of prepared statements for any SQL operations and proper output escaping for all identified outputs demonstrates adherence to fundamental WordPress security best practices. The presence of nonce and capability checks, although limited in number, further contributes to a secure design.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Visual Subtitle Security Vulnerabilities

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

Visual Subtitle Release Timeline

v1.2.0Current
v1.1.0
v1.0.1
v1.0
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Visual Subtitle Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
11 escaped
Nonce Checks
1
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped11 total outputs
Attack Surface

Visual Subtitle Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 13
actionedit_form_after_titleclass-visual-subtitle.php:91
actionadmin_initclass-visual-subtitle.php:92
actionsave_postclass-visual-subtitle.php:93
actionquick_edit_custom_boxclass-visual-subtitle.php:94
filterthe_titleclass-visual-subtitle.php:95
filterwp_titleclass-visual-subtitle.php:96
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-visual-subtitle.php:97
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsclass-visual-subtitle.php:98
filtermanage_posts_columnsclass-visual-subtitle.php:111
actionmanage_posts_custom_columnclass-visual-subtitle.php:112
filtermanage_pages_columnsclass-visual-subtitle.php:114
actionmanage_pages_custom_columnclass-visual-subtitle.php:115
actioninitvisual-subtitle.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Visual Subtitle Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.5.18
Last updatedAug 1, 2020
PHP min version5.6
Downloads12K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs100
Developer Profile

Visual Subtitle Developer Profile

Gary Jones

8 plugins · 920 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Visual Subtitle

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/visual-subtitle/css/visual-subtitle.css/wp-content/plugins/visual-subtitle/js/visual-subtitle.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/visual-subtitle/js/visual-subtitle.js
Version Parameters
visual-subtitle/css/visual-subtitle.css?ver=visual-subtitle/js/visual-subtitle.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
visual-subtitle-wrap
Data Attributes
id="visual-subtitle"name="_visual-subtitle"
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Subtitle