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Know which of your installed plugins are abandoned, outdated, or missing from WordPress.org before they become your next security incident.

Description

90% of WordPress hacks start with a vulnerable plugin — most site owners have no idea which of their plugins are actually at risk.

Plugin Risk Radar scans every plugin installed on your site and flags the ones that need your attention:

• 🔴 Red — Not updated in 12+ months. Unmaintained plugins are a leading cause of WordPress compromises.
• 🟡 Yellow — Not found on WordPress.org (could be a premium plugin, or one that's been quietly removed from the repository).
• 🟢 Green — Actively maintained, no action needed.

No configuration required. Install it, click "Scan Now," and get a clear, color-coded report in your dashboard.

Why this matters

Recent WordPress supply-chain incidents have shown that even "trusted" plugins can become dangerous after a change in ownership or a long gap in maintenance. Plugin Risk Radar gives you the visibility to catch these risks early, instead of finding out after a breach.

Features (Free)

• One-click plugin risk scan
• Color-coded dashboard (red / yellow / green) — closed/removed WP.org plugins flagged red
• Plugin ownership-change detection (author and contributor tracking)
• Acknowledge known risks to silence repeat alerts
• Daily automatic re-scan
• Email alerts for newly high-risk plugins only (no daily spam)
• Zero configuration, zero external accounts required

Features (Pro)

Upgrade to Plugin Risk Radar Pro for:

• Vulnerability database cross-referencing (known CVEs)
• Slack notifications
• Downloadable PDF audit reports — great for agencies managing multiple client sites

Learn more about Pro

Installation

1. Upload the plugin-risk-radar folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install directly through the WordPress Plugins screen.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Go to Risk Radar in your admin sidebar and click "Scan Now."

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this slow down my site?

No. Scans run in the background via WordPress's built-in cron system and results are cached, so there's no impact on your site's front-end performance.

Will this flag premium plugins as dangerous?

No. Premium/custom plugins that aren't on WordPress.org are marked yellow (informational) rather than red, since not being on WordPress.org doesn't by itself mean a plugin is unsafe.

Does this fix vulnerabilities automatically?

No. Plugin Risk Radar identifies risk so you can make an informed decision — update, replace, or remove the plugin yourself.

Screenshots

1. The main dashboard showing color-coded plugin risk levels.

Changelog

1.0.2

• New: 0–100 risk score per plugin, combining staleness, WP version compatibility lag, support thread health, install base size, and ownership-change signal.
• New: Score displayed beneath the status badge with a color-coded indicator (green/yellow/red) and a hover tooltip showing the factor breakdown.
• Scanner now fetches additional WP.org API fields: tested, active_installs, support_threads, support_threads_resolved.

1.0.1

• Fix: use UTC timestamps (time()) instead of local-offset current_time('timestamp') for accurate staleness checks.
• Fix: closed/removed WordPress.org plugins now flagged red instead of yellow.
• Fix: daily email no longer re-sends for persistently-red plugins — alerts fire once per new detection.
• New: Acknowledge button per plugin row — silences alerts and dims the row for known/accepted risks.
• New: Manual scan rate-limited to once per 5 minutes to prevent API hammering.

1.0.0

• Initial release.