WP PHP Version Display
by Arul Prasad J · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 6.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays the current running PHP/MySQL version inside "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
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+2%
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.
59 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 22.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 554 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 554 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.
52
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| php version | #8 | #22 | 0 |
| version | #21 | #24 | down 4 |
| php your tag | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| 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 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 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 586 · 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
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 25 Apr 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Michael Kraus4.9y ago
I maintain a lot of websites and it is nice to know what version of PHP is running at a glance. I normally install this or a similar plugin to display the PHP and MySQL versions on the dashboard. With recent release of 8.0 PHP it is a quick way to review the current version and plan upgrades or identify sites that need a PHP upgrade. While the plugin only displays the versions of PHP and MySQL, it would be awesome to expand the plugin to track versions across multiple sites or incorporate other critical version numbers.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays the current running PHP/MySQL version inside "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 259 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "server", "support" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 487 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 354 days in tier
- 2023-02-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 138 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 102 days in tier
- 2022-06-24 70+ → 1K+ up
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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Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP-Memory-Usage 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
PHP Version 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AWEOS PHP Server Info 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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