WoW Armory
Easily displays your character's stats from the Armory.
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WoW Armory shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 16 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WoW Armory stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| armory | #11 |
| character | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
| world of warcraft | #25 |
| wow | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About WoW Armory
From the official readme · v8.4.3Description
Grabs your character from the Armory and displays their basic info. Allows multiple widgets with different character information. Works for US and EU realms. You can choose to hide or display equipment, professions, and achievements.
You can optionally show a 3D model of your character using Wowhead’s model viewer.
Caches data for 15 minutes to reduce the number of requests.
NOTE: Currently this plugin requires cURL and PHP5 to work.
Installation
- Upload ‘wow-armory’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Adjust your settings on the ‘Settings’ Tab
Changelog
8.4.3
- Fixed an issue where the language seemed to be trying to use your default language instead of your defined language.
8.4.2
- Thanks to Ginchen, Image Cache should work a lot better using cURL.
8.4.1
- Fixed Image Cache and Talent Tree icons.
8.4
- More image cache fixed… should be finally fixed!
8.1
- Fixed some issues with the image cache…
8.0
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Added Guild name display
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Changed progress bars to look better
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Added image cache for off-site images.
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WoW Armory: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is WoW Armory free?
Yes. WoW Armory is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WoW Armory safe to use in 2026?
WoW Armory shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WoW Armory?
WoW Armory is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 15,975 times since it launched in December 2008. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does WoW Armory work with WordPress 7.1?
WoW Armory is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8.4, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WoW Armory last updated?
The latest version, 8.4.3, was released on November 6, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes WoW Armory?
WoW Armory is developed and maintained by SeiferTim.
What are the best alternatives to WoW Armory?
The most popular alternatives to WoW Armory are WoWpi (20+ installs), WoW Guild (10+ installs) and WoWpi Guild (10+ installs).
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