Title: Health Check & Troubleshooting Author: WordPress.org Published: June 9, 2018 Last modified: July 25, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/health-check/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1823210) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/health-check/assets/icon.svg?rev=1828244) # Health Check & Troubleshooting By [WordPress.org](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/health-check.1.7.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/) ## Description This plugin will perform a number of checks on your WordPress installation to detect common configuration errors and known issues, and also allows plugins and themes to add their own checks. The debug section, which allows you to gather information about your WordPress and server configuration that you may easily share with support representatives for themes, plugins or on the official WordPress.org support forums. Troubleshooting allows you to have a clean WordPress session, where all plugins are disabled, and a default theme is used, but only for your user until you disable it or log out. The Tools section allows you to check that WordPress files have not been tampered with, that emails can be sent, and if your plugins are compatible with any PHP version updates in the future. For a more extensive example of how to efficiently use the Health Check plugin, check out the [WordPress.org support team handbook page about this plugin](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/). Feedback is welcome both through the [WordPress.org forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check), the [GitHub project page](https://github.com/WordPress/health-check), or on [Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat) in either [#forums](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/forums/) or [#core-site-health](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core-site-health/). ## Screenshots * [[ * The health check screen after the automated tests have gone over the system. * [[ * The debug information, with the copy and paste field expanded. * [[ * A selection of tools that can be ran on your site. * [[ * Troubleshooting mode enabled, showing your website Dashboard ## FAQ ### I am unable to access my site after enabling troubleshooting If you should find your self stuck in Troubleshooting Mode for any reason, you can easily disable it by clearing your cookies. Are you unfamiliar with how to clear your cookies? No worries, you may also close all your browser windows, or perform a computer restart and it will clear this specific cookie automatically. ### The PHP compatibility says this plugin only work with PHP version X? The plugin is made to be a support tool for as many users as possible, this means it needs code that is written for older sites as well. Tools that check for PHP compatibility do not know how to separate this code from the real code, so it will give a false positive response. At this time, the plugin has been tested with every version of PHP from 5.2 through 7.3, and works with all of these. ### Where can I report security bugs? The Site Health team and WordPress community take security bugs seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings, and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions. To report a security issue, please visit the [WordPress HackerOne](https://hackerone.com/wordpress) program. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bc1072ef8df056216caf6bd9604c7a06044ce95e1a6b9ab14cd086d71ede5d1c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I can’t believe that](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cant-believe-that/)󠁿 [Da3sa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abuwassan/) April 4, 2026 I can’t believe anyone gave this plugin 5 stars. Troubleshooting mode will break your site. It disables ALL plugins and it says that this will only affect you and NOT your other site visitors but that is FALSE. When you disable troubleshooting mode all plugins remain inactive! There is NO WAY to revert or cancel this. Once you enter troubleshooting mode you are screwed. My entire site was broken and I had to scramble to reactive plugins one by one. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/60198d4eca85554b61891c97d648837ed426fefc412f99106265f16088134354? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It is Very helpful tool for developers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-tool-for-developers-2/)󠁿 [whizPlugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whizplugins/) February 17, 2026 It is Very helpful tool for developers ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93c8c447a854c42e4c2aedb2087359352590739729edfd6ae51aa4b4c2506d12? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Service Recommended](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/service-recommended-5/)󠁿 [deynadc9](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deynadc9/) January 16, 2026 The plugin is very good, I’m happy with it and I recommend it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/90ab93a31e38450090f9b483c04c5dd6b09f2e4514de1764fbd4da129acc9841? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Absolute Life saver on my agency sub sites..](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/absolute-life-saver-on-my-agency-sub-sites/)󠁿 [akehsanz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixarzbd/) January 13, 2026 I’ve been facing few unresolved problems — that was easily identified by this plugin.. really appreciate the efforts from dev team… thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d492789bf40a34781db4e222d6c2e276bd32979e761472708659475f49fcbfc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-9054/)󠁿 [carrie06](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carrie06/) December 16, 2025 good app! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7fce164e03d8ce57f79b60f19e8bb3e7c5c6136ae593f74dc064d8e0ac883551? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-9010/)󠁿 [susan54](https://profiles.wordpress.org/susan54/) October 13, 2025 A must-have plugin for diagnosing site issues and resolving conflicts quickly. Simple, effective, and reliable. [ Read all 180 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Health Check & Troubleshooting” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) * [ Peter Westwood ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westi/) * [ Gary Pendergast ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/) * [ Marius L. J. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clorith/) “Health Check & Troubleshooting” has been translated into 33 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/health-check/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Health Check & Troubleshooting” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/health-check) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/health-check/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/health-check/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/health-check/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/health-check/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.1 (2024-07-25) * Security: Prevent a potential information disclosure from the screenshot beta feature, reported independently by Jarko Piironen. * Security hardening: Make each screenshot delete nonce unique to that image. * Security hardening: Add a capability check alongside the nonce validation when toggling beta features on or off. * General: Updated the `Tested up to` tag. * General: Added notice about future changes to the Troubleshooting and Tools sections. * Added Twenty Twenty Four as a known and valid default theme. * Tools: Fixed a PHP warning when checking for PHP version compatibility and no data was found. * Tools: Fixed a PHP warning when `WP_DEBUG` is disabled, or nothing has been written to the logfile yet. * Tools: Improved the description for the `robots.txt` file viewer. #### 1.7.0 (2023-08-06) * General: Improved styling inconsistency between the plugin and WordPress core. * General: Fixed an issue with plugin translations where language strings would get mixed when using third party language plugins, or a separate profile language. * Troubleshooting Mode: Fixed the URL used when disabling elements and having a subdirectory installation. * Troubleshooting Mode: Fixed a deprecation warning when disabling troubleshooting mode on PHP version 8.3 or higher. * Troubleshooting Mode: Added reference on how to troubleshoot as different users when testing scenarios. * Tools: Fixed integration with WPTide for the PHP Compatibility checker. * Tools: Added a viewer that will display debug log output when enabled. * Tools: Added a warning to the File Integrity tester if unexpected files are mixed in with WordPress core files. * Tools: Added a warning if sending emails is taking longer than expected. * Tools: Added beta feature toggle for those who wish to test new functionality that may not be fully ready yet. * CLI: Fixed the CLI commands, you can now `wp health-check status` to your hearts content! * Beta feature: Added a new beta feature, making it easier for non-technical users to grab screenshots of issues on their site, and share them. ## Community plugin This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/WordPress/health-check) ## Meta * Version **1.7.1** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **300,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.5** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [Arabic](https://ar.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Catalan](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (South Africa)](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [German (Switzerland)](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Romanian](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Spanish (Argentina)](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/), and [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/health-check) * Tag * [health check](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/health-check/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 107 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 7 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 4 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 5 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 57 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) * [ Peter Westwood ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westi/) * [ Gary Pendergast ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/) * [ Marius L. J. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clorith/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 3 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/health-check/)