Title: Heckler
Author: Maštarija
Published: <strong>July 9, 2021</strong>
Last modified: July 11, 2021

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Heckler

 By [Maštarija](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mastarija/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/heckler.0.0.2.zip)

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 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/heckler/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/heckler/)

## Description

Do you often need to create small pieces of content that should be present on e.
g. every product page, but don’t justify writing a full on plugin?

Do you mostly work with designers or users that sometimes need to update some of
that content, but they don’t know their way through Git, FTP or code in general?

If you’ve answered yes to any of those two questions then this plugin is for you!

Heckler allows you to create reusable pieces of code or text and execute / display
them on any wordpress hook (after `init`) or use them as a simple shortcode within
your content.

If you have some coding skills, you can programm a rule which determines if the 
text should be shown, or the code should be hooked or executed.

As an added bonus, there’s even a VIM mode in the code editor to make your life 
as a developer in this world of makeshift plugins just a little more bearable.

If you wish to contribute to this wonderfully horrible plugin you can do so on its
[GitHub repository](https://github.com/mastarija/heckler).

## Screenshots

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 * Simple text editor content, with Elementor support.
 * [[
 * Hook list used to define hooks on which to display your content, priority, number
   of arguments (if you are using Code) and if this hook is active or inactive.
 * [[
 * Content displayed on the `wp_footer` hook.
 * [[
 * A Rule editor with VIM support.
 * [[
 * A Code editor with VIM support.
 * [[
 * Heckler shortcode embedded into the content.
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 * Output of a Heckler shortcode content generated through a Code script.

## FAQ

### Elementor?

Yes, this plugin supports the [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/)
as this is what my team works with the most these days. Other builders could be 
added at a later date.

### How does it work?

This plugin stores code snippets in the plugin subfolder `usr` and text snippets
in the WordPress database as a Heckler post.

During the WordPress `init` phase, the plugin checks for all defined snippets that
have defined hooks, and if the `rule` returns true, it hooks the code (loaded from
the `usr` folder) or the text to the defined hooks.

In case a snippet is used as a shortcode, before the shortcode is executed the `
rule` is checked, and if it passes, only then is the text rendered or the code executed.

### How is this not a security hazard?

Good question. This plugin uses [nonces](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Nonces)
to protect the edit form, and in order to access the edit form you need to have 
highest possible privilegies. To make sure that a user has modified a snippet from
within the Hecker UI the `save_post_heckler` hook is used. Also, all the stored 
code snippets are prefixed with `<?php if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) return;` to 
ensure a snippet can’t be accessed directly without loading the WordPress first.

In other words, it’s as much of a hazard as the plugin editor, or the plugin installer
that come by default with the WordPress installation.

If this is still too much of a risk for you, then this plugin might not be for you.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Heckler” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Maštarija ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mastarija/)

[Translate “Heckler” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/heckler)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/heckler/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/heckler/), or subscribe to
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/heckler/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/heckler/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **0.0.2**
 *  Last updated **5 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.7.15**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/heckler/)
 * Tags
 * [block](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[code](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/code/)
   [Hook](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hook/)[shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/heckler/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Maštarija ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mastarija/)

## Support

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