Best requirements plugins for WordPress
The most popular requirements plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Requirements Checklist leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of System Requirements Check (30+) and Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.5 (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “requirements” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 requirements plugins
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Requirements ChecklistThe most installed requirements plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 2.
System Requirements Check30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.510+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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Writer Strict RequirementsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 4 plugins tagged “requirements”
Requirements Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:18#7,304by dauidus11 years ago
Allows admins to require content to be entered before a page/post can be published.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
System Requirements Check
Down in the last 7 days:447#23,686by Ethan Lin5 months ago
Checks for the specified version of the operating systems, web browsers, screen resolution, IP address, Flash Player, JRE, cookie, and Javascript.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Is Your Server Ready for WordPress 3.5
Up in the last 7 days:124#40,566by Greenweb14 years ago
Is your site ready for WordPress 3.5? If your not sure your web server meets the minimum requirements for 3.5 this plugin will let you know.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Writer Strict Requirements
Down in the last 7 days:22,026#71,417by Hoonsung Lee2 years ago
Prevent authors from uploading posts without fulfilling requirements.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day