Description

Host Gauge is a lightweight meter for WordPress sites that need a clear view of local storage and file usage.

It scans the current WordPress installation, stores the latest reading, and shows the result in a focused admin screen, dashboard widget, and admin bar indicator. The plugin is designed to stay calm and read-only: it measures what is already on the site without blocking uploads, changing content, or enforcing quotas.

What Host Gauge shows

Storage used by the WordPress installation.
Total files found during the local scan.
Last scan time and measured status.
A manual scan action for fresh readings.
Scheduled background scans for daily visibility.
Lightweight smart updates after uploads, plugin changes, and theme changes.

Built for hosting visibility

Host Gauge is useful for site owners, freelancers, and hosting teams who want to understand capacity before storage or file-count limits become a problem. The dashboard keeps the numbers simple enough for daily work while still giving developers hooks for deeper workflows.

Optional Hub workflow

Host Gauge works on its own. If your team also uses Hosting Quota Control Hub, a separate companion plugin can connect sites to your Hub account for managed licenses, capacity reporting, and multi-site operations. A 30-day Hub trial is available from the service website.

Privacy

Host Gauge runs locally inside WordPress. By itself, it does not require an external account and does not send scan results to a remote service.

The plugin stores its latest measurement in WordPress options so administrators can see the current reading. If you install and connect a separate companion plugin, that companion workflow may send site data according to its own configuration and privacy terms.

Screenshots

Host Gauge admin screen with storage, file usage, current reading, and system summary panels.

Storage and files cards after a completed local scan. — Host Gauge admin screen with storage, file usage, current reading, and system summary panels.

Installation

In WordPress, go to Plugins > Add New.
Search for “Host Gauge”, or upload the hostgauge.zip file.
Install and activate Host Gauge.
Open Host Gauge from the WordPress admin menu.
Run a scan to measure current storage and file usage.

FAQ

Does Host Gauge require an external account?

No. Host Gauge runs locally and does not require an external account.

Does Host Gauge block uploads or enforce quotas?

No. Host Gauge is a read-only local meter. It shows current usage, but it does not block uploads, delete files, or restrict WordPress behavior.

Does Host Gauge contact external servers?

No. Host Gauge does not make external HTTP requests by itself.

What does the file count mean?

The file count is the number of files detected inside the scanned WordPress installation. Hosting providers often use similar counts when discussing inode or file limits.

Can I force a new scan?

Yes. Open the Host Gauge admin screen and use the Force scan action to refresh the measurement.

Can developers extend Host Gauge?

Yes. Host Gauge exposes helper functions and hooks for companion plugins and custom workflows:

hostgauge_get_usage()
hostgauge_update_usage()
hostgauge_scan_usage()
hostgauge_after_scan
hostgauge_usage_data

Reviews

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Contributors & Developers

“Host Gauge” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Ismael Cornejo – Reivan Estudios

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Changelog

1.0.38

Restored bundled Spanish translations for local testing and added standard plugin textdomain loading.

1.0.37

Removed direct active plugin option normalization for WordPress.org review compatibility.
Removed the manual inline CSS fallback and kept admin assets loaded through WordPress enqueue APIs.
Refined the optional Hub messaging while preserving the companion Hub sign-in panel and extension filter.

1.0.36

Removed the manual translation loader for WordPress.org compatibility checks and cleaned the language index file encoding.

1.0.35

Restored the legacy activation-path loader inside the package while keeping a single real plugin header.

1.0.34

Standardized source strings in English and added Spanish translation files for localized installs.

1.0.32

Prevented buttons from visually sticking in hover/focus states by removing hover movement and clearing mouse focus after pointer leave.

1.0.31

Improved metric card hover reliability by pairing CSS hover with pointerenter/pointerleave state handling and clearing hover state when focus leaves.

1.0.30

Normalized Host Gauge line endings and documented nonce-protected admin notice query reads for cleaner Plugin Check results.

1.0.29

Added safe smart tracking every six hours for uploads, plugins, and themes with strict time/file limits, plus plugin/theme update hooks that schedule a lightweight resync without slowing normal page loads.

1.0.28

Prevented metric card hover from appearing stuck by removing card movement on hover while keeping border, shadow, and accent-bar feedback.

1.0.27

Removed transform-based entrance motion from interactive containers so hover and press states respond immediately on first page load.

1.0.26

Optimized admin motion by removing competing continuous decorative animations, moving meter sheen to transform-based animation, and giving the manual scan action stronger visual priority.

1.0.25

Polished the restored Host Gauge UI with richer cards, stronger Hub presentation, faster hover/press states, staggered panel entrances, and preserved animated meter bars.

1.0.24

Restored the polished Host Gauge admin UI from the earlier split-plugin version while keeping lightweight activation, legacy activation path compatibility, cache-busted assets, and inline CSS fallback.

1.0.13

Returned the package to a single main plugin file for maximum WordPress ZIP installer compatibility.

1.0.12

Added compatibility loader files for common legacy basenames to help WordPress recover from stale plugin-file references.

1.0.11

Restored the free meter activation path to a minimal local-only flow with no active-plugin reference cleanup.

1.0.10

Added cleanup for stale Hosting Quota Control active-plugin references left by older packages, preventing WordPress activation errors when installing the companion Hub.

1.0.9

Added dynamic companion Hub messaging so the admin panel can link to the installed Hub plugin when available.

1.0.8

Refined the companion Hub messaging in the admin panel.

1.0.7

Updated the readme to standard English for WordPress.org submission.
Removed the manual textdomain loader and invalid Domain Path header.
Added nonce verification to admin notice query parameters.

1.0.6

Refined the admin panel language to present Host Gauge as a read-only local meter.

1.0.5

Updated the visible product name to Host Gauge.

1.0.4

Replaced emoji markers with WordPress admin icons and refined the meter bar animation.

1.0.3

Reworked the admin screen into a read-only current usage gauge.

1.0.2

Reworked the admin screen into a meter-first dashboard.

1.0.1

Refined the admin dashboard layout and labels.

1.0.0

Initial Host Gauge release.