KIA Subtitle

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ MisterH

   2.6y ago

   We have been using this plugin for a while now, and it always works out of the box, there are some small modifications and css lines we added for it to do what we need. Its a really good plugin and the support from Helga is awesome! Hope to see this going for the decades to come!

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2. ★★★★★ Sayf Anwar

   2.6y ago

   easy to use

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3. ★★★★★ saeedhzm

   4.8y ago

   <!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Hi</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> <!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>may i ask to update this plugin since is not working with latest wordpress anymore?</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by saeedhzm.

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4. ★★★★★ inglar140

   5.0y ago

   Very useful plugin! Lightweight, easy to set up, I recommend this plugin! Thank you very much!

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5. ★★★★★ jaialai2002

   5.7y ago

   It is a simple and very useful plugin that I have already used on more than one occasion. It works perfectly with several different themes. Currently used with Woocommerce on Avada theme and WordPress 5.6.2 Thank you very much

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6. ★★★★★ Ronald van Arkel

   6.5y ago

   Thank you so much for this clean and perfect working plugin! Works great with WooCommerce and StoreFront theme, blends right in, no code modding or CSS needed. Please keep up the great work and thank you again. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Removed link and reference to code

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7. ★★★★★ andrasxt

   6.6y ago

   Well done. I spent hours trying to add a subtitle field with other plugins with no luck. Finally with KIA it works! This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Deleted link and reference to site

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8. ★★★★★ eniyara

   7.0y ago

   Still the only possible solution to add “brand” subtitles to my Woocommerce products in my theme – works like a charm on single and catalogue pages. However, I hope that maybe one day the subtitles will allow to link to other sites 🙂 Then it will be perfect.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.2 Fix: Escape the before and after attributes using wp_kses_post() in the shortcode() method before passing them to the_subtitle(). 4.0.2
2. — Version 4.0.1 Fix: Fix script errors when using site editor, by preventing the sidebar panel from rendering if NOT editing a post. 4.0.1
3. — Version 4.0.0 Important: Requires WordPress 6.1 New: Subtitle block New: Introduce kia_subtitle_sanitize_subtitle for adding your own custom sanitization rules. 4.0.0
4. — Version 3.0.3 Fix: Check subtitle is set before updating. 3.0.3
5. — Version 3.0.2 Fix: Do not load Gutenberg assets if CPT does not support ‘custom-fields’. Replace with fallback metabox. 3.0.2
6. — Version 3.0.1 Fix: Remove the duplicate metabox for post types using Classic Editor. 3.0.1

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 KIA Subtitle <= 4.0.1 - [Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')] ↗
   2026-05-21 CVE-2026-7509 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.0.1 Patched in 4.0.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 127 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 103 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-04-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 38 days in tier
4. 2026-02-28 7K+ → 8K+ up after 16 days in tier
5. 2026-02-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2026-02-07 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-02-05 8K+ → 7K+ down after 22 days in tier
8. 2026-01-14 7K+ → 8K+ up after 47 days in tier

Competes with

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KIA Subtitle: 7K+ active installs, 5.0★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/kia-subtitle