Simple IPv6 detector widget for WordPress to show if user is connecting with IPv6 or IPv4.
As of April 2026, IPv6 Detector is a WordPress IPv4 plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Client IP Detector Plugin.
Simple IPv6 detector widget for WordPress to show if user is connecting with IPv6 or IPv4.
Additionaly, it makes a link to a whois service with the ip address.
It was born because of my own blog. I needed to include a little box that shows users ip and different messages depending on the ip version.
The idea behind this is to promote and leave a way to discover and make sense about the ipv4 address space limits.
| WordPress | 2.6.0+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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