Inspect HTTP Requests
Log, view, and Block WP HTTP requests
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Inspect HTTP Requests shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 41/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Inspect HTTP Requests stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| api | >100 |
| log | >100 |
| requests | #29 |
| update checks | >100 |
| wp_http | #4 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Inspect HTTP Requests
From the official readme · v1.0.10Description
** This plugin is inpired from the work of log-http-requests plugin **
Monitor all the HTTP Request being made via WP HTTP Methods i.e. wp_remote_get, wp_remote_post Block any request by just a click of button.
Track how much time a request like updating core/plugin/theme taking (may be useful for bandwidth consumption analysis),
This plugin logs all WP_HTTP requests and displays them in a table listing for easy viewing. It also stores the runtime of each HTTP request.
If you add a base-url manually, e.g. https://api.woocommerce.com, there will be no more entries stored for that host.
Available Hooks
Add the following to wp-config.php for default blocking:
define( 'inspect_http_requests_default_block', true );
To prevent database littering and performance drain due to sql lookups you can ignore (parts of) hostnames:
(without this, your own site and wordpress.org are ignored)
define( 'inspect_http_requests_ignored_urls', [
'your own site',
'wordpress.org',
'api.woocommerce.com',
'wp-rocket.me',
'ip-api.com',
'ipinfo.io',
'api',
]);
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Installation
- Download and activate the plugin.
- Browse to
Tools > Inspect HTTP Requeststo view log entries.
Changelog
1.0.10
- Fixe Stable tag version number in readme file
1.0.9
- Support WordPress 6.8
1.0.8
- Updated functionality to retrieve the base URL and compare it with database entries. Manually added base URLs with runtime 0 are now ignored. Note: This functionality currently applies only to base URLs.
- Sort the admin page on blocked url’s and sort URL’s on alphabet
- Stop logging to database if administrator has manually added a matching base-url in the database.
- Added option to block by default, define( ‘inspect-http-requests-default-block’, true ) in wp-config.php
- Added option to create ignore list in wp-config.php, the defaults are ‘your own wp’ and wordpress.org
so that preloaders and updates won’t show up. If you have a lot of database lookups this WILL speed things up.define( 'inspect_http_requests_ignored_urls', [ 'wordpress.org', 'api.woocommerce.com', 'api', ]);
1.0.7
- Support WordPress 6.5
1.0.4
- Support WordPress 6.3
1.0.3
- Support WordPress 6.2
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FAQ
Inspect HTTP Requests: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Inspect HTTP Requests free?
Yes. Inspect HTTP Requests is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Inspect HTTP Requests safe to use in 2026?
Inspect HTTP Requests shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 41/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Inspect HTTP Requests?
Inspect HTTP Requests is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,340 times since it launched in June 2022. It was downloaded 113 times in the last 30 days.
Does Inspect HTTP Requests work with WordPress 7.1?
Inspect HTTP Requests is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.10, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Inspect HTTP Requests last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.10, was released on May 14, 2025 (1 year ago).
Who makes Inspect HTTP Requests?
Inspect HTTP Requests is developed and maintained by expresstechsoftware.
What are the best alternatives to Inspect HTTP Requests?
The most popular alternatives to Inspect HTTP Requests are WP Consent API (200K+ installs), Disable REST API (80K+ installs) and Mailgun for WordPress (80K+ installs).
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