Best php upgrade plugins for WordPress
The most popular php upgrade plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Plugin Compatibility Checker leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner (1K+) and Airworthy (300+). All 9 plugins tagged “php upgrade” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 php upgrade plugins
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Plugin Compatibility CheckerThe most installed php upgrade plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 12 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Airworthy300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Bumpcheck70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Upaccn PHP Upgrade Risk AuditFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Tidyleaf Upgrade Scanner for PHPFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Hexloom PHP Version ScanFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
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UpgravoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
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LeaplensFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “php upgrade”
Plugin Compatibility Checker
Up in the last 7 days:17#2,147by CompatShield16 days ago
Scan and check your WordPress site for PHP, Database (MySQL/MariaDB), and Plugin compatibility to ensure safe upgrades to WordPress 7.0 and beyond.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(12)
- Downloads
- 134/day
Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:96#5,672by Eli Hanna1 month ago
A PHP compatibility checker for your plugins and themes. See which files and lines will break on PHP 8 before you upgrade.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Airworthy
Up in the last 7 days:358#10,583by DigitalKind11 days ago
PHP compatibility checker for your PHP upgrade: see which plugins and themes are ready for PHP 8, which need fixing, and which look abandoned.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Bumpcheck
Up in the last 7 days:38#18,304by jolovicdev27 days ago
Check PHP compatibility for every plugin and theme, PHP 8.0 to 8.6, before your host upgrades. Scans the files on your own server.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Upaccn PHP Upgrade Risk Audit
#60,161by ModelGain.com1 month ago
Choose a target PHP version and see which installed plugin or theme may block the upgrade. Local, read-only, and no shell access required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tidyleaf Upgrade Scanner for PHP
Up in the last 7 days:10,397#62,640by tidyleaf8 days ago
Check plugins and themes for PHP 8.4 compatibility before you upgrade. Runs on any host, no exec(), with file and line for every issue.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
Hexloom PHP Version Scan
#63,092by hexloomlabs3 days ago
Scan plugins and themes for PHP 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 problems. Shows the file, line and fix. Small batches and short steps for shared hosts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 74/day
Upgravo
Down in the last 7 days:14,675#65,984by Nicolás Alejandro Salinas6 days ago
Check PHP compatibility before you upgrade: scans plugins and theme on your own server and tells you what will break on PHP 8.x. No external service.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 27/day
Leaplens
#70,043by maksymkotenko4 days ago
Before you switch PHP, scan every plugin and theme for PHP 8.5 problems and get one verdict each: update, replace, report or keep.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 73/day