A badge on closed or abandoned plugins, right in your Plugins list and in Site Health.
Alternatives to Vexalyn Deadwood – Abandoned & Closed Software Detector
Plugins below are selected for functional relevance and current directory signals. Active-install counts do not affect this ranking.
Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
Compatibility and update metadata provide context, not a quality guarantee. Review each plugin’s details for your site.
ExtensionLifeCheckv1.0.0
Scan your installed plugins for abandonment risk and discover actively maintained WordPress.org alternatives.
Titanium Site Watch – Website Uptime Monitoring & Downtime Alerts with Health Checks for WooCommercev1.0.8
Website uptime monitoring, downtime alerts and an 11-check WooCommerce Health diagnostic with store health alerts.
Check plugin compatibility and repository health, track updates, roll back WordPress.org plugins, and download installed versions as ZIP files.
Simbe AI Website Carev1.2.0
Monitor plugins and themes for vulnerabilities, get email alerts, and check common issues. Built for freelancers and agencies managing many sites.
Review maintenance risk signals for installed plugins and themes in one dashboard.
Brachmelderv1.0.0
Warns you in plain language when plugins were closed, abandoned or are outdated on WordPress.org, and when your PHP version loses security support.
SteadyDevs Upkeep Checkv1.2.0
Find plugins and themes that are closed on WordPress.org, abandoned, outdated or untested, check your PHP version's security support, and see wha …
AI-ready WordPress site health and security reports for administrators, with queued scans and optional read-only REST/MCP access.
PLU Reduxv3.0.1
Displays the "Last Updated" date and "Tested up to" version for your plugins. Supports WordPress.org and Git Updater plugins.