Known Plugin Dependencies
The awesome WordPress Plugin Dependencies plugin introduces plugin dependency management right into your WordPress admin area.
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Known Plugin Dependencies shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
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| composer | >100 |
| dependency | >100 |
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Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Known Plugin Dependencies
From the official readme · v0.1Description
The awesome WordPress Plugin Dependencies plugin introduces plugin dependency management right into your WordPress admin area.
Unfortunately, the reality is that very few plugins currently contain dependency information and until that changes, the effect of having the WordPress Plugin Dependencies plugin activated is minimal.
This plugin enriches the information about dependencies available to the Plugin Dependencies plugin bridging the gap until plugins catch up and start incorporating the Depends and Provides tags in their file headers properly.
You’ll need to have version 1.3 or higher of the WordPress Plugin Dependencies plugin installed for this plugin to have any effect.
Disclaimer:
The dependency list provided by this plugin is – and will always be – incomplete.
Additional information to be added to the list is very welcome and will be gracefully accepted.
Even better: send a pull request or bug report to your favorite add-on plugin requesting them to start using the tags.
Background
This plugin was inspired by this discussion.
Rather than having individual developers create their own lists to enrich the available information, this plugin tries to bundle the knowledge of dependencies.
The ultimate goal is for the Depends tag to be widely adopted and this plugin to become obsolete.
Of course, it would also help a lot if the Depends/Provides tags would be officially recognized and mentioned in the Plugin Developers FAQ and if what’s expected to be at the top of the main .php file would be as well documented as the readme.txt file in the Developer Center, but that’s a whole other challenge 😉
Any lobbying you can do for this will of course be encouraged and applauded!
If you like this plugin, please rate and/or review it. If you have ideas on how to make the plugin even better or if you have found any bugs, please report these in the Support Forum or in the GitHub repository.
Installation
- Extract the .zip file for this plugin and upload its contents to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. Alternatively, you can install directly from the Plugin directory within your WordPress Install. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
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FAQ
Known Plugin Dependencies: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Known Plugin Dependencies free?
Yes. Known Plugin Dependencies is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Known Plugin Dependencies safe to use in 2026?
Known Plugin Dependencies shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Known Plugin Dependencies?
Known Plugin Dependencies is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,263 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 41 times in the last 30 days.
Does Known Plugin Dependencies work with WordPress 7.1?
Known Plugin Dependencies is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Known Plugin Dependencies last updated?
The latest version, 0.1, was released on December 7, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Known Plugin Dependencies?
Known Plugin Dependencies is developed and maintained by Juliette Reinders Folmer.
What are the best alternatives to Known Plugin Dependencies?
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