WP PHP Version Display

47 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With only about 3,000 active installs the plugin has a niche footprint, so adoption signals are limited despite the score's weighting bonus.

Update Freshness

10/25

It was updated on 2025-04-25 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, which is a positive sign, but the long interval between earlier releases makes the maintenance cadence hard to judge.

User Rating

3/15

A single 100/100 rating is statistically meaningless and produces a very low confidence score.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads means there is no track record of author responsiveness or resolution quality.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Tested with WordPress 6.8.5 and requiring only WordPress 3.0 gives a wide compatibility window, though no minimum PHP version is declared.

Scores higher than 2% of indexed plugins

About

Displays the current running PHP/MySQL version inside "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-04-25 1:28pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.0+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

WP PHP Version Display adds a small entry inside the WordPress 'At a Glance' admin dashboard widget that shows the current PHP version running on your server. Some releases also report the MySQL version. It is a purely informational widget with no settings or configuration options.

Who It's For

This plugin fits hosting support teams, agencies managing dozens of client installs, and maintenance providers who want a quick visual confirmation of PHP and MySQL versions the moment they log in. It is useful in environments where you routinely troubleshoot compatibility or need to verify server requirements before deploying updates.

Who Should Skip It

If you only manage one or two sites or you already use a server info plugin, security suite, or staging tool that surfaces PHP version data, this plugin is redundant. Developers comfortable running a quick phpinfo() or checking wp-config will gain little from installing it.

The Bottom Line

WP PHP Version Display does one tiny thing and does it on a recent WordPress release, but with 3,000 installs, no support history, and an unverifiable single rating, the 50.25/100 score reflects thin evidence of reliability. Install it only if you specifically want a zero-config 'At a Glance' widget for PHP and MySQL versions and you accept the risk of a lightly maintained tool.

Pick WPCode if you want broader code management that can also display server info via a custom snippet.

Loginizer 89/100

Choose Loginizer if your priority is hardening login security rather than viewing server versions.

Code Snippets 88/100

Code Snippets is the better option for developers who prefer adding a small PHP function to output version data instead of installing a dedicated widget plugin.

Redux Framework 87/100

Redux Framework only makes sense if you are already building a custom admin dashboard with its options framework.

WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards 86/100

WP Data Access is overkill here, but useful if you need a full dashboard app alongside server reporting.