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Site Add-on Watchdog

Monitor installed plugins for security notices, outdated releases, and WPScan disclosures without leaking your site's plugin inventory.

By aaronhsieh·Plugins·Free
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·20 active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, Site Add-on Watchdog is a WordPress plugins plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 222 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and….

0/5Rating
20active installs
222total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Site Add-on Watchdog keeps an eye on your site’s plugins and warns you when:

  • Your installed version is two or more minor releases behind the directory build.
  • The official changelog mentions security or vulnerability fixes.
  • (Optional) WPScan lists open CVEs for the plugin when you provide your own API key.

The plugin runs on a schedule you control—choose daily, weekly, a twenty-minute testing cadence, or rely on manual scans—and stores results locally. Nothing leaves your site unless you explicitly configure outgoing notifications.

Privacy first

  • No plugin inventory or telemetry is ever sent off-site by default.
  • Optional webhooks are opt-in and only post the detected risks.
  • WPScan lookups only run when you add your personal API token.

Admin tools

  • Dashboard page with the current r…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP8.1+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.7.5.1

  • Add proper PHPDoc type hints to the Risk model for better IDE support.
  • Fix mixed-language string in admin template for consistent internationalization.
  • Add CHANGELOG.md for easier version history tracking on GitHub.
  • Add translation template file (languages/site-add-on-watchdog.pot) for translators.
  • Sync Version constant with plugin metadata.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

aaronhsiehaaronhsieh
Plugin Info
Version
1.7.5.1
Last Updated
Jan 9, 2026
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
8.1+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
222
Added
Dec 22, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

pluginssecuritymonitoringnotifications

Developer

A
aaronhsieh
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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