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OutPlug

OutPlug scans your WordPress site for outdated plugins and alerts you when updates are overdue.

By Lens Digital·Monitor·Free
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·0 active installs·Updated 4 months ago
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As of April 2026, OutPlug is a WordPress monitor plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 121 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: WP Updates Notifier.

0/5Rating
0active installs
121total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

OutPlug helps WordPress site owners:

  • Detect plugins that haven’t been updated in a configurable number of months.
  • Highlight outdated plugins in the admin plugin list.
  • Display stale plugins in a dashboard widget with a red exclamation mark.
  • Optionally send email alerts to the site administrator when stale plugins are detected.

OutPlug is lightweight, safe, and follows WordPress best practices using the Settings API and transients for caching.

External services

This plugin connects to an API to obtain plugin information via the WordPress Plugin API, it’s needed to show the date the plugin was last updated.

It sends the each individual plugin to the API to determine the information either when the page is loaded or when it is refreshed.

More information can be found at https://develo…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress6.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Plugin scanning and highlighting of stale plugins
  • Dashboard widget showing stale plugins
  • Settings page with months/email options
  • Optional debug logging
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Lens DigitalLens Digital
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.0
Last Updated
Dec 1, 2025
WP Requires
6.8+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
121
Added
Dec 1, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

monitor

Developer

L
Lens Digital
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