Display PHP Version
by David Gwyer · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 98.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays the currently installed PHP/MySQL version in the "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
30K+
≈35K estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “dashboard” and “server” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 506.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1264 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 35 reviews, smoothed to 4.43★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1264 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| server your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| support your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “dashboard” and “server” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 32.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.5y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 16 May 2023
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Nov 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7 Fixed minor caching issue preventing PHP version displaying straight away (unless you did a hard browser refresh) when upgrading plugin from v1.5 to v1.6. This is fixed in v1.7. 1.7
- — Version 1.6 Tested plugin for WordPress 5.7.1. Added donate link. Plugin now also displays MySQL version too when hovering over the PHP version text. 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Tested plugin for WordPress 5.1. 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Plugin meta information, and a link, updated. 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Minor update for WordPress 4.7 compatibility, and some formatting changes. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Added more reliable way to output PHP version number. 1.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays the currently installed PHP/MySQL version in the "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 923 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 40K+ → 30K+ down after 339 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 50K+ → 40K+ down after 359 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 60K+ → 50K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-05 50K+ → 60K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-03 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 50K+ → 60K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 60K+ → 50K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 50K+ → 60K+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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PHP Version 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
WP PHP Version Display 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Audit Trail 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Widget Disable 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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