Feature Status Check
Feature status can be a hard thing to manage in your WordPress installation, sometimes plugins or themes get abandoned, or closed for security reasons and you have no way of knowing without visiting the WordPress…
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Feature Status Check shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.4 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Feature Status Check stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin plugins themes status | >100 |
About Feature Status Check
From the official readme · v1.4Description
Feature status can be a hard thing to manage in your WordPress installation, sometimes plugins or themes get abandoned, or closed for security reasons and you have no way of knowing without visiting the WordPress feature page.
Feature Status Check gives you a unified dashboard to view the status of all your installed plugins and themes, and highlights those that might have issues.
Feature Status Check also integrates with the WordPress Site Health feature and highlights those features with possible issues.
Finally, Feature Status Check also send out a change report to the site admin during the daily update via e-mail.
This code is released under the GPL v2, see license.txt for details.
Roadmap
- None at this time.
Installation
- Extract the archive file into your plugins directory in the feature-status-check folder.
- Activate the plugin in the Feature options.
- Done!
Frequently asked questions
Ok, I’ve activated it… now what?
Feature Status Check has three pages you can visit: The main plugin page can be found in the WordPress admin under either Plugins or Appearance, titled “Status Check”. It integrates with the Site Health page which can be found in the WordPress admin under Tools, Site Health. Feature Status Check will add notices to the Status tab for issues it finds, as well as adding a new tab call “Feature Status” that you can view the complete details on. The settings page can be found in the WordPress admin under Settings, titled “Feature Status Check”.
The plugin page seems to freeze for a long time when I manually update the data, what’s going on?
If you have a large number of plugins installed on your site, each one must be checked against wordpress.org, this can take a significant amount of time. By default, Feature Status Check sets up a daily cron job to cache this data so you should never see this, but if there is a problem with cron, or you want to manually update the data then this may take a while to load while this data is retrieved.
What do the different status’ mean?
Not Found means the plugin does not exist in the wordpress.org plugin directory. You’ll have to manually check it from where you installed the plugin from. Out of Date means there is a new version of the plugin ready to install. Up to Date means that the plugin has been tested within the last three years and the current version is installed. Un-Tested means that the plugin has not been tested with WordPress or updated in 3 years or more. Temporarily Closed means the plugin is temporarily available for download from the wordpress.org plugin directory. This is often due to a security issue or a…
I’ve updated a plugin, why hasn’t it changed in the report?
To keep the traffic to wordpress.org to a minimum, the plugin will only update the data daily. If you want to update the data manually, you can do so through the settings page or at the bottom of the Status Check menu under Plugins/Appearance.
Changelog
Theme support has required new data to be stored, so the cached data will be reset after install. You may have to manually update the data if you do not wish to wait for the cron job to run.
1.4
- Release date: Jan 14, 2023
- Replaced file_get_contents() with wp_remote_get() for better site compatibility.
1.3
- Release date: Jan 1, 2023
- Fix manual update button on the status page.
1.2
- Release date: Dec 21, 2022
- Add theme support
- Fix sorting of “Last Update” column.
1.1
- Release date: Dec 14, 2022
- Cleanup wp debug warnings.
1.0
- Release date: Dec 13, 2022
- Initial release.
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FAQ
Feature Status Check: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Feature Status Check free?
Yes. Feature Status Check is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Feature Status Check safe to use in 2026?
Feature Status Check shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Feature Status Check?
Feature Status Check is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,579 times since it launched in December 2022. It was downloaded 36 times in the last 30 days.
Does Feature Status Check work with WordPress 7.1?
Feature Status Check is officially tested up to WordPress 6.4.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Feature Status Check need?
Feature Status Check requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Feature Status Check last updated?
The latest version, 1.4, was released on December 3, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes Feature Status Check?
Feature Status Check is developed and maintained by Greg Ross.
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