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PHP Compatibility Checker v1.6.3

Make sure your plugins and themes are compatible with newer PHP versions.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 28 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 2, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 5.6+
  • Requires WordPress 5.6+
  • Tested up to WP 6.4 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 85% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 114 Passed
  • 11 Warnings
  • 0 Failed
Security 95/100
Excellent

35 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 89/100
Good

54 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

27.5 KB

79.4 KB unzipped

Total files

7

across all file types

Lines of PHP

696

in 3 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JS
  • TXT
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 1 High
  • 7 Medium
  • 47 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 28 audited versions of PHP Compatibility Checker, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase shrank 7% in size.

Audited 1.0.0 → 1.6.3 · 28 versions

0 50 100 1.0.0 1.2.3 1.4.6 1.6.3

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 45 90 1.0.0 1.2.3 1.4.6 1.6.3

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

1,723

downloads

Today

321

downloads

Week over week

+3%

vs previous week

Month over month

+6%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

15% of installs run an older version

≈ 29.9K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.5
  • v1.6

Ratings

131 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 46
  • 4 6
  • 3 2
  • 2 11
  • 1 66

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Jul 20, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 25 days

average between releases

Total releases

28

since Jun 2016 · 10 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running PHP Compatibility Checker in Your Site?

Our latest audit of PHP Compatibility Checker v1.6.3 flagged 55 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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