Charrua Maintenance Helper
Maintenance toolkit for WordPress sites. Detects plugin deactivations after updates and keeps an activity log of plugin/theme changes.
by Daniel Pereyra Costas @ Charrua · github.com/danielcharrua/charrua-manteinance-helper · website
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Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/danielcharrua/charrua-manteinance-helper/releases/download/1.4.0/charrua-maintenance-helper.zipFrom the readme
Charrua Maintenance Helper
WordPress plugin that assists with routine site maintenance tasks. Designed for agencies and freelancers who manage multiple WordPress sites on a monthly basis.
Features
Plugin Monitor
Detects plugins that become unexpectedly deactivated during update processes.
When WordPress updates a plugin, it temporarily deactivates it, replaces the files, and reactivates it. If the reactivation fails (due to a fatal error, incompatibility, or other issue), the plugin remains inactive. This module catches those cases.
How it works:
- Before any plugin update begins, a snapshot of currently active plugins is stored in a short-lived transient (5 minutes TTL).
- After the update process completes, the module compares the snapshot with the current list of active plugins.
- Any plugin that was active before the update but inactive after is flagged as an alert.
- Alerts are displayed on the Plugin Monitor admin page, where they can be individually reviewed or dismissed in bulk.
This detection runs only during update operations. It adds no overhead to normal admin page loads.
Activity Log
Keeps a chronological record of plugin and theme events, including which use
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.0 | Apr 22, 2026 | charrua-maintenance-helper.zip | 1 |