Powie's WHOIS Domain Check

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1. ★★★★★ Fluent-Themes

   5.9y ago

   Not what I needed. It can only check availability for .com domains, not any TLD as in description. One star for inaccurate description.

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2. ★★★★★ asw

   6.1y ago

   It works well and is easy to use. What more could you want?

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3. ★★★★★ Jay

   11.5y ago

   Nobody mentioned you have to set it up first. Uninstalling until it’s fix to work with 4.1.1.

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4. ★★★★★ Andrescholtz

   11.6y ago

   Good plugin but poor support

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5. ★★★★★ supharuek

   11.9y ago

   I add domain (.co.th) not working. Please help me. Thanks! $PWHOIS_SERVERS = array( “co.th” => array(“whois.thnic.net”),

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6. ★★★★★ CHROMEIS

   12.3y ago

   I loved it. totally recommended. Though I think this plugin is one of its kind. I can’t find similar plugin on wordpress. But I need 1 more feature in it. I want this to take parameter. For example, I can go to ChromeIS.com/whois and enter domain/tld to see whois information. I want such that I type whole URL and it works. like, http://chromeis.com/whois/my-domain.com Besides, I can’t find plugin for DNS records. Something like http://intodns.com/chromeis.com Thanks, Founding Director, Chrome Technologies ChromeIS.com

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7. ★★★★★ ProAppSoft

   12.6y ago

   I would fix the url for the spinner.gif and I would add checking for multiple tlds at once something like this https://pcextreme.nl/domeinnaam/registreren

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8. ★★★★★ natanfelles

   12.6y ago

   Hi, I test the plugin and it work only in Firefox.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Power's WHOIS Domain Check <= 0.9.31 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-07-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.9.31 Patched in 0.9.32

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-28 600+ → 500+ down after 216 days in tier
2. 2025-06-26 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-06-25 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-06-24 700+ → 600+ down after 231 days in tier
5. 2024-11-05 800+ → 700+ down after 190 days in tier
6. 2024-04-29 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-04-27 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
8. 2024-04-20 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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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