Every web page view generates carbon emissions. The website carbon plugin monitors your site and lets you know what the emissions are.
As of April 2026, Website Carbon is a WordPress test plugin with 100 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Easy….
The internet consumes a lot of electricity. 416.2TWh per year to be precise. To give you some perspective, that’s more than the entire United Kingdom.
From data centres to transmission networks to the devices that we hold in our hands, it is all consuming electricity, and in turn producing carbon emissions.
Only by measuring the emissions of our web pages can we be informed about the impact that they are having. This plugin, powered by the Website Carbon project, allows for measuring and reporting on the carbon emissions of your site, so you to can understand the impact, and ultimately, reduce the emissions.
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | 7.1+ required |
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