WP Registry
Check your WordPress site against the WP Registry — a public database of hashed plugins, themes, and files. Hash-based vulnerability and malware detection.
by Austin Ginder · github.com/wpregistry/wp-registry-cli · website
★ 2stars
33release downloads
≈10active sites
0forks
Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/wpregistry/wp-registry-cli/releases/download/v1.2.0/wp-registry-cli.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/WPRegistry/wp-registry-cli), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
WP Registry
A WP-CLI plugin that checks your WordPress site against WP Registry, a public database of hashed WordPress plugins, themes, and files.
Every component in the registry has been reviewed for vulnerabilities, malware, and maintenance status. Each entry is identified by a SHA-256 hash of its contents, so two sites running the same code share the same verdict.
How it works
1. The plugin hashes your installed plugins, themes, and loose PHP files locally.
2. It looks up only those hashes against the registry and reports each one: clean, low, medium, high, critical, malware, update, in queue, or unaudited.
3. If your copy has been modified, the hash will not match a known build and the component is reported as unaudited rather than falsely marked clean.
4. Anything still unaudited can be uploaded for review with wp registry upload.
Only content hashes leave your site for a check — sent as short, shared prefixes (see Privacy). No file contents, site URL, or user data. Uploading a build sends that one build's code for review.
Install
Usage
Survey this site
Filter by type
Append each component's key issue
Machine-readable output
Inspect one component
Show every record
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | Jun 20, 2026 | wp-registry-cli.zip | 23 |
| v1.1.0 | Jun 20, 2026 | wp-registry-cli.zip | 4 |
| v1.0.0 | May 12, 2026 | wp-registry.zip | 6 |
Active-site estimate ≈10 comes from the median of recent superseded releases. Method.