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Theme Check v20260901

by WordPress.org and 7 others 4.8 (195 reviews) 20K+ active installs

The theme check plugin is an easy way to test your theme and make sure it’s up to spec with the latest theme review standards. With it, you can run all the same automated testing tools on your t...

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  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

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

  • Requires WordPress 3.7+
  • Tested up to WP 6.4 WP 7.1.3 is current

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 101 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 4 Failed
Security 86/100
Good

32 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 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

84.5 KB

214.0 KB unzipped

Total files

68

across all file types

Lines of PHP

6,874

in 62 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • TXT
  • MD
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 0 Critical
  • 12 High
  • 93 Medium
  • 109 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 12 audited versions of Theme Check, Code Quality improved the most (+13). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 149% in size.

Audited 20190208.1 → 20231220 · 12 versions

0 50 100 20190208.1 20231220

How issues changed across versions

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

0 150 300 20190208.1 20231220

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

3,848

downloads

Today

523

downloads

Week over week

−64%

vs previous week

Month over month

+223%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

100% of installs run the current version

  • Other
  • v20160523.1
  • v20231220

Ratings

195 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 169
  • 4 17
  • 3 3
  • 2 1
  • 1 5

Support: 0 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

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

Last updated

This month

Dec 20, 2023

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 96 days

average between releases

Total releases

12

since May 2019 · 7 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

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Our latest audit of Theme Check v20260901 flagged 214 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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