Network Overview
Get a birds eye view of your entire WordPress Network. See all information for all sites, get warnings about unused themes and plugins, review who is using what.
Consider an alternative
Network Overview shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Network Overview stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| active plugins | >100 |
| find unused plugins | >100 |
| multisite | >100 |
| network summary | >100 |
| wordpress network | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Network Overview
From the official readme · v2.3Description
Get a birds eye view of your entire WordPress Network. See all information for all sites, get warnings about unused themes and plugins, review who is using what.
- Sites: See a large table of your network summarized, show sites with all users, themes, plugins, and more.
- Plugins: a list of all plugins and which sites are uses them, highlights plugins that aren’t being used by any site
- Themes: table of all themes, who’s using them and which themes are being unused
The plugin notifies of unused plugins and themes, for example:
- A site that hasn’t been modified in over a year
- A theme or plugin that is unused on any site
- An archived or non-public site
Road Map
The current todo list. Please add any additional requests into support.
- Add info bar “x live sites (x archived, x deleted) with x plugins and x themes, running on WP x powered by php x”
- Add styles to inline
- lists
- Change 1|0 for Public/Deleted/Archive to real words
- Add domains from domain mapping
- Confirm compatibility with subdomain networks
- Use real theme names, not their slugs
- Use real plugin names, not paths, in Sites > Active Plugins
- Expand/Collapse entire rows to reveal all info for a site inline, for less overwhelming view
- Add “nerd” mode that’ll toggle more meta information about themes, plugins, users, and sites
- Add “enabled themes” to Sites overview to show what sites have access to themes
Installation
- This is a NETWORK plugin only! Super Admin network access required
- In the NETWORK ADMIN go to ‘Plugins’ and activate
- In your NETWORK ADMIN panel, “Network Overview” will now be in the sidebar
Changelog
all clear, blue sky
2.3
- July 7 2017
- fixed issue where Plugins overview listed only 1 site, not all
2.2
- July 6 2017
- fixed use of php shorttags
2.1
- June 19 2017
- changes to readme.txt
2.0
- June 2017
- complete rewrite of plugin
- added tabs: new “themes” and “sites” overviews *darn the plugin name
- added stylesheet, made beautiful and to match WordPress UI
- added foundation for localization support
- new assets
1.0
- Nov 2012
- Initial Release
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Network Overview: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Network Overview free?
Yes. Network Overview is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Network Overview safe to use in 2026?
Network Overview shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Network Overview?
Network Overview is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,571 times since it launched in November 2012. It was downloaded 28 times in the last 30 days.
Does Network Overview work with WordPress 7.1?
Network Overview is officially tested up to WordPress 4.8.32, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Network Overview last updated?
The latest version, 2.3, was released on July 7, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Network Overview?
Network Overview is developed and maintained by David Sword.
What are the best alternatives to Network Overview?
The most popular alternatives to Network Overview are SMNTCS Show Active Plugins (<10 installs).
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