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WP Subtitle · Version history

WP Subtitle changelog and version history

Latest version
3.4.2
Mar 5, 2026 (8 months ago)
Releases
26
since 2009
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11
PHP 5.6 or later

Releases each year

  • 20091 release
  • 20132 releases
  • 20144 releases
  • 20155 releases
  • 20164 releases
  • 20173 releases
  • 20182 releases
  • 20191 release
  • 20202 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. WP Subtitle 3.4.2Latest

    • Resolve XSS issue – standardized santitization throughout plugin.
    • Fixed issue with autosave and preview.
    • Confirmed WordPress 6.9 compatibility.

20241 release

  1. WP Subtitle 3.4.1

    • Security: Resolve XSS issue by improving sanitization when saving subtitle custom field.
    • Pass the current post object to the wps_subtitle_field_placeholder filter. Props Dominik Schilling.

20202 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 3.4

    • Added support for the SEOPress plugin. Props @chriselkins.
    • You can now update the subtitle via the REST API. Props @chriselkins.

  2. WP Subtitle 3.3.1

    • Fixed broken closing H2 tag for WooCommerce subtitle. Props @faktorvier.

20191 release

  1. WP Subtitle 3.3

    • New API for displaying the subtitle using do_action( 'plugins/wp_subtitle/the_subtitle' ).
    • New API for getting the subtitle using apply_filters( 'plugins/wp_subtitle/get_subtitle', '' ).
    • Admin column title now matches the meta box title if altered using the wps_meta_box_title filter.

20182 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 3.2

    • Fix WordPress 5.0 compatibility – check use_block_editor_for_post_type.

  2. WP Subtitle 3.1

    • Added %%wps_subtitle%% placeholders for Yoast SEO compatibility.
    • WooCommerce compatibility. Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Display for settings.
    • Added wps_subtitle_field_position filter to show subtitle admin field before_title, after_title or in meta box.
    • Use metabox UI if editing in Gutenberg.

20173 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 3.0

    • Make wps_subtitle available via WordPress REST API.

  2. WP Subtitle 2.9.1

    • Fix preview not rendering correct template and other post meta.

  3. WP Subtitle 2.9

    • Add support for post revisions. Props Fabian Marz.
    • As of WordPress 4.3 no need to esc_attr() AND htmlentities() – can mess up special characters.

20164 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 2.8.1

    • Fix PHP warning – get_admin_subtitle_value() should be declared static.

  2. WP Subtitle 2.8

    • Allow subtitle to contain HTML (same as main post title ).
    • Add wps_default_subtitle filter.
    • Use WP_Subtitle class to validate saving of subtitle in the admin.

  3. WP Subtitle 2.7.1

    • Fix incorrect post ID reference preventing subtitle from saving.

  4. WP Subtitle 2.7

    • Trim subtitle by default.
    • Apply wptexturize() on subtitle.
    • Use WP_Subtitle class to manage post subtitle.

20155 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 2.6

    • Security Update: Sanitize $_REQUEST and $_GET when establishing post type in the admin.
    • Added quick edit support for subtitle. Props Fabian Marz and sun.
    • Allow subtitle post meta key to be filtered using wps_subtitle_key.
    • Add German translation. Props hatsumatsu.

  2. WP Subtitle 2.5

    • Add [wp_subtitle] shortcode.
    • Do not use variable for textdomain – causes issues for parsers.
    • Declare methods as public or private.

  3. WP Subtitle 2.4.1

    • Fix PHP notice warning on 404 error page. Props Jay Williams.
    • Add a little space above subtitle field when below title field in admin.

  4. WP Subtitle 2.4

    • Add subtitle admin column.

  5. WP Subtitle 2.3.2

    • Show subtitle admin field when adding new post. Props Gabriel Doty.

20144 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 2.3.1

    • Security Update: Ensure subtitles are sanitized when saving.

  2. WP Subtitle 2.3

    • Prevent subtitle fields from displaying on post types for which support has not been added using add_post_type_support(). Previously the fields were displayed but the subtitle would not be saved.
    • Escape subtitle admin field value – fixes issues with subtitles with quotes.

  3. WP Subtitle 2.2

    • Added ‘wps_subtitle_use_meta_box’ filter to allow the edit field to be displayed in a meta box (the old way).
    • Moved subtitle field from meta box to below title field in WordPress 3.5+ (props Tor Morten)

  4. WP Subtitle 2.1

    • Ready for translation – .pot file added.
    • Added deprecated function warnings if WP_DEBUG enabled.
    • Fix static method warnings.
    • Only include admin functionality when needed.

20132 releases

  1. WP Subtitle 2.0.1

    • Use <?php instead of just <?.
    • Break out some of the code into separate functions.

  2. WP Subtitle 2.0

    • Added custom post type support – use add_post_type_support( ‘{post_type}’, ‘wps_subtitle’ ).
    • Added ‘wps_meta_box_title’ filter.
    • Added ‘wps_subtitle’ filter.
    • Added ‘wps_subtitle_field_description’ filter.
    • Fixed bug in more recent versions of WordPress.

20091 release

  1. WP Subtitle 1.0

Questions about WP Subtitle’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Subtitle?

3.4.2, released on Mar 5, 2026 (8 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11 and needs PHP 5.6 or later.

How often is WP Subtitle updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from July 2009.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Subtitle’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.