VerCheck API
A REST API endpoint for checking WordPress core, theme, and plugin versions.
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·10 active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, VerCheck API is a WordPress healthcheck plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 406 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WP Healthcheck.
0/5Rating
10active installs
406total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
This plugin adds a custom REST API endpoint that returns information about the current versions of the WordPress core, active themes, and active plugins.
Useful for remote WordPress site version monitoring & logging, CI/CD checks, and automated update workflows.
Both endpoints require authentication via a Bearer token.
Endpoint 1: Status — outdated items only
- HTTP method:
GET - API endpoint:
/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/status
Returns only items that have available updates:
– WordPress core update status.
– A list of plugins with available updates.
– A list of themes with available updates.
Endpoint 2: Audit — full inventory
- HTTP method:
GET - API endpoint:
/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/audit
Returns a complete inventory of everything installed:
– WordPress core version…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.0
- New: Added
/v1/auditendpoint — full inventory of all installed themes and plugins with version and update info - Improvement: Moved Bearer token authentication to
permission_callback(WordPress REST API best practice)
Contributors
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