Title: Better Plugin Compatibility Control
Author: wpseek
Published: <strong>December 30, 2008</strong>
Last modified: February 14, 2026

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# Better Plugin Compatibility Control

 By [wpseek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alphawolf/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/)

## Description

**Better Plugin Compatibility Control** makes it easy for the blog administrator
to **check compatibility of all installed plugins**. The plugin adds version compatibility
info to the plugins page to inform the admin at a glance if a plugin is compatible
with the current WP version and PHP version. Until now you had to look it up on 
the respective plugin page. It’s now up to the admin wether to deactivate a non-
compatible plugin or not.

**Included languages:**

 * English
 * German (de_DE) (Thanks to me ;-))
 * Finnish (fi_FI) (Thanks to C. Hellberg for contributing finnish language)
 * Belorussian (by_BY) (Thanks for contributing belorussian language goes to [Marcis Gasuns](https://www.fatcow.com))
 * Russian (ru_RU) (Thanks for contributing russian language goes to [iPower](https://www.ipower.com))
 * Uzbek (uz_UZ) (Thanks for contributing uzbek language goes to [Alexandra Bolshova](https://www.comfi.com))
 * French (fr_FR) (Thanks for contributing french language goes to [tolingo translations](https://www.tolingo.com))
 * Spanish (es_ES) (Thanks for contributing spanish language goes to nomeconsumas.
   org)
 * Hebrew (he_IL) (Thanks for contributing hebrew language goes to Atar4U / https://
   profiles.wordpress.org/ahrale/)
 * Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) (Thanks for contributing simplified chinese language
   goes to 斌果)
 * Italian (it_IT) (Thanks for contributing italian language goes to venerdi)

[Developer on Twitter](https://twitter.com/wpseek)

**Looking for more WordPress plugins? Visit [www.schloebe.de/portfolio/](https://www.schloebe.de/portfolio/)**

#### Licence

This plugins is released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal
or commercial blog.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The added compatibility version information below plugin titles.

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin and unzip it.
 2. Upload the folder better-plugin-compatibility-control/ to your /wp-content/plugins/
    folder.
 3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin panel.
 4. Installation finished.

## FAQ

### Why isn’t this or that implemented to improve the plugin interface?

If you have suggestions please let me know by dropping me a line via e-mail or the
wp.org forums.

### History?

Please visit [the official website](https://www.schloebe.de/wordpress/better-plugin-compatibility-control-plugin/#english)
for the latest information on this plugin.

### Where can I get more information?

Please visit [the official website](https://www.schloebe.de/wordpress/better-plugin-compatibility-control-plugin/#english)
for the latest information on this plugin.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e6463b958f77eaf022732ed6f6aa4922141caf9a5a02ce966f660e70da559ea4?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Easy to install. Makes plug-in page much more informative.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-install-makes-plug-in-page-much-more-informative/)󠁿

 [eei](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eei/) March 25, 2023

I installed it an immediately saw plug-ins that were not being supported by their
authors by the listed versions under the plug-in names. It immediately helped me
to know which plug-ins might be causing me issues now and which are likely to cause
me issues in the near future – because they’re no longer being updated by their 
authors to the newer versions of WordPress.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0ac87ab31c855c2973422b0ea172e9bcda4744a5abb8ee96723adf95fb131a38?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Very helpful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-742/)󠁿

 [nicecms](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicecms/) June 30, 2019

Thank you for this plugin!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04055413a55a4bbcfa1921d751216d998269164d061d76c06e1599c45d44d13b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Easy to use, but sometimes displays incorrect version info](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-but-sometimes-displays-incorrect-info/)󠁿

 [Deborah Edwards-Onoro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redcrew/) December 5, 2018

Does what is says, displays the WordPress version compatibility for each plugin 
on your site. It’s easy to view the version info. However, there are some instances
when and older WordPress version is displayed, even though the plugin is compatible
with the most current version of WordPress. When you notice a plugin has an older
WordPress version displayed, select the “View Details” option for each plugin to
confirm the info with the repository.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ad8028c0e84e4e321488590012ffcca9662da86a0b25eeb4bbe86f9ec1f63e7?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Not accurate…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-accurate-2/)󠁿

 [crzyhrse](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crzyhrse/) August 14, 2017

Not accurate in a lot of cases, checks readme files, not WordPress Depository… What’s
the point if the info cannot be trusted to be accurate…

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d376581a19ff9371b6008469dd3caa14dde4c3914d3b4e73cc0d09e8349c8e35?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Thank you 🎐](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-%f0%9f%8e%90-6/)󠁿

 [faietdohrnii](https://profiles.wordpress.org/faietdohrnii/) April 8, 2017

Needs to have less bugs in Query Monitor plugin for me to be able to let it up all
day, but it’s a must have plugin. No problem in letting it ON.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2949e1420c186ba7fe9eafb8f5c406b6b29ddebb639e7c7da6f93d39b784643?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great idea but not completely reliable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-idea-but-not-completely-reliable/)󠁿

 [Martin Sauter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martinsauter/) March 6, 2017

The version information provided by this plug-in does not always match the information
you get from the repository. And even if a plug-in does not officially support your
WordPress version it might still work fine. So use “Better Plugin Compatibility 
Control” with care and common sense.

 [ Read all 19 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Better Plugin Compatibility Control” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ wpseek ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alphawolf/)

“Better Plugin Compatibility Control” has been translated into 6 locales. Thank 
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Better Plugin Compatibility Control” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-plugin-compatibility-control/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-plugin-compatibility-control/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 6.9.0

 * compatibility bump
 * code improvements

#### 6.8.0

 * Added PHP compatibility info

#### 6.6.0

 * compatibility bump

#### 6.4.0

 * compatibility bump

#### 6.3.0

 * Version bump

#### 6.0.1

 * PHP 8.2 compatibility

#### 6.0.0

 * WordPress 6.0 compatibility

#### 5.9.0

 * WordPress 5.9 compatibility

#### 5.8.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.8 compatibility

#### 5.7.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.7 compatibility

#### 5.6.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.6 compatibility

#### 5.5.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.5 compatibility

#### 5.4.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.4 compatibility

#### 5.3.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.3 compatibility

#### 5.2.0.5

 * Fixed a rare but annoying `Undefined property` error (thanks divavocals & pchenriques!)

#### 5.2.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.2 compatibility

#### 5.1.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.1 compatibility

#### 5.0.0

 * Version dump
 * WordPress 5.0 compatibility

#### 4.9.5

 * Version dump
 * Minor bug fixes
 * PHP 7.2 compatibility

#### 4.9.0

 * WordPress 4.9 compatibility

#### 4.8.0

 * WordPress 4.8 compatibility

#### 4.7.0.1

 * Fixed an `Undefined property: stdClass::$tested` issue

#### 4.7.0

 * WordPress 4.7 compatibility
 * PHP 7 compatibility

#### 4.6.1

 * Fixed a small bug in version coloring

#### 4.6.0

 * Version bump

#### 4.5.0

 * Added italian localization (Thanks to venerdi!)
 * Version bump

#### 4.4.0.2

 * Code and compatibility improvements (thanks AlfonsBerger!)

#### 4.4.0.1

 * Prepared for localization on wp.org
 * Visual improvements (thanks Demetrio Mendozzi!)
 * Fixed readme.txt typo (thanks Demetrio Mendozzi!)

#### 4.4.0

 * Version dump

#### 4.1.1

 * Added hebrew localization (Thanks to Atar4U!)

#### 4.0.999

 * Version dump
 * Code cleanup and improvements

#### 3.8.1.10

 * Change of how version compatibility indications are handled (e.g., instead of
   indicating 3.8.1 as incompatible on an 3.8 install, it now indicates all 3.8.
   x versions as compatible, so if a plugin supports a major version, it’s assumed
   to support all minor versions too) (props GermanKiwi!)

#### 3.8.1.5

 * Lowered the plugin’s minimum WP requirement
 * Improved multisite compatibility

#### 3.8.1.1

 * Fixed long line of unwrapped text in version info in some cases

#### 3.8.1

 * Code cleanup

#### 3.8

 * Version dump
 * Code cleanup and improvements

#### 3.6

 * Code cleanup and improvements

#### 3.5.1

 * Version dump

#### 3.5

 * Readme.txt updated to be more compliant with the readme.txt standard
 * Moved screenshots off the package to the assets/ folder

#### 3.4.1

 * Maintenance Release (Thanks a lot Gary Gale!)

#### 3.4

 * Maintenance Release

#### 3.3

 * Maintenance Release

#### 1.1.1

 * Now combines information from local readme.txt files and wordpress.org repository
   data, preferring local data
 * Multisite support

#### 1.1

 * New min version set to WP 2.8
 * Improved and more up-to-date compatibility info parsing by using `plugins_api`
   instead of parsing the plugin’s local readme file
 * Code cleanup

#### 1.0.1

 * WordPress 2.8 compatibility

#### 1.0

 * Plugin released

## Meta

 *  Version **6.9.0**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **4,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.99**
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/),
   and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[compatibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/compatibility/)
   [control](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/control/)[management](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/management/)
   [version](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/version/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-plugin-compatibility-control/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.3 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  13 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  2 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  2 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  1 2-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ wpseek ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alphawolf/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-plugin-compatibility-control/)

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