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Tribe Sniffer

Author: Andras Guseo
Current version: 2.0.0
Release date: November 26, 2020

Description

This is a tool created for the Support Team at Modern Tribe | The Events Calendar.

• tribe-sniffer.user.js - TamperMonkey script
• tribe-sniffer.min.js - Bookmarklet script

What does it do?

The script adds a sniffer button to the lower right corner of each webpage. With clicking on the button on a WordPress site that is running our plugins the sniffer will check the following attributes on the page:

Page attributes

• Is it Single Event view?
  • Which editor was used? Classic or Block?
• Is it V1 or V2 design?
• Is this a default calendar page or was it generated by a shortcode?
  • Built-in shortcode
  • The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
  • The Events Calendar Shortcode and Templates Addon

Environment and version numbers

• Theme
• WordPress
• The Events Calendar
• Events Calendar Pro
• Filter Bar
• Event Tickets
• Event Tickets Plus
• WooCommerce
• WPML

Is a caching plugin in use?

The sniffer checks for the presence of the following caching plugins:

• Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster
• Autoptimize
• Endurance Page Cache
• Hummingbird
• LiteSpeed Cache
• Swift Performance Caching Plugin
• WP Fastest Cache
• WP Rocket
• WP-Super-Cache
• WP Super Minify
• W3 Total Cache

How to use it

This tool can be used as a TamperMonkey script. The old bookmarklet version (1.3) still works but is no longer being maintained.

Install as a TamperMonkey script

As you would any other Tampermonkey Scripts. Please refer to the readme file in the root of this repository.

Quick deploy as a bookmarklet (version 1.3)

1. Copy the one-line script from tribe-sniffer.min.js to your clipboard.
2. In your preferred browser create a new bookmark button on the bookmark bar.
3. Name it "Tribe Sniffer" or whatever you like.
4. Paste the code into the location / URL field and save it.
5. When visiting a webpage click on the bookmark button. A popup dialog will contain the information.

Slow deploy as a bookmarklet

The non-minified file is a TamperMonkey script. It will run on the websites defined with @include, which currently is all the sites.

To use it as a bookmarklet you will need to minimize the script. You can use an online tool like https://javascript-minifier.com/

Here are the steps to create a bookmarklet from the code:

1. Take the popup() function (starting with function and ending with }) and run it through the minifier.
2. Change the beginning from function popup() to javascript:(function(). (Delete popup and add javacript:(.)
3. Change the end from }; to })();. (Add a closing parentheses )(); after the curly bracket }.)
4. Select the minified code and copy it on your clipboard.
5. In your preferred browser create a new bookmark button on the bookmark bar.
6. Name it "Tribe Sniffer" or whatever you like.
7. Paste the code into the location / URL field and save it.
8. When visiting a webpage click on the bookmark button. A popup dialog will contain the information.

Sample screenshot

Changelog

2.0.0 - 2020-11-26

• Refactored the script from ground up. It works now fully as a TamperMonkey script.
• Added Divi version number recognition
• Added Filter Bar updated design version recognition
• Added Swift Performance Caching Plugin to the plugin list

1.3.0 - 2020-09-29

• Improved WooCommerce version recognition
• Added Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster to the caching plugin list
• Added WP Super Minify to the caching plugin list
• Added WPML recognition

1.2.0 - 2020-09-18

• Made it work like a TamperMonkey script. The script will now add a button at the bottom right corner of every page
• Improved 3rd party shortcode detection

1.1.0 - 2020-09-17

• Improved theme detection
• Improved version number detection to adequately display "not found" when version number is not found
• Added Endurance Page Cache to the caching plugin list
• Added LiteSpeed Cache to the caching plugin list

1.0.0 - 2020-04-26

• Initial release