Best plugin audit plugins for WordPress
The most popular plugin audit plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Plugin Auditor leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of SteadyScore (fewer than 10) and NuwaveLabs Risk Review (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “plugin audit” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 plugin audit plugins
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Plugin AuditorThe most installed plugin audit plugin, with 30+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 2.
SteadyScoreFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
NuwaveLabs Risk ReviewFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
ExtensionLifeCheckFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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PublisherKits PluginTidyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Reviewer2 Tools Stack SignalsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “plugin audit”
Plugin Auditor
Down in the last 7 days:99#23,963by Tom Greenwood7 years ago
Have you ever had that situation where you have a bunch of plugins installed and you can't remember why half of them are there?
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SteadyScore
Up in the last 7 days:1,380#50,236by steadypress4 months ago
Audit every installed plugin for reliability, security, and maintenance health. Get a single SteadyScore from 0 to 100 per plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NuwaveLabs Risk Review
Up in the last 7 days:1,805#56,192by nuwavelabs5 months ago
Generate client ready WordPress plugin risk reports with scores, action plans, business impact signals, and export options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ExtensionLifeCheck
#63,958by themifyx3 months ago
Scan your installed plugins for abandonment risk and discover actively maintained WordPress.org alternatives.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PublisherKits PluginTidy
#64,191by PublisherKits24 days ago
WordPress tells you which plugins are active. It never tells you which are used. PluginTidy works that out, and keeps working it out.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reviewer2 Tools Stack Signals
Down in the last 7 days:6,191#68,500by Reviewer 22 months ago
Review maintenance risk signals for installed plugins and themes in one dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day