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Know at a glance whether your site is in good shape or at risk.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Plain-English Risk Alerts<\/strong>\nNo technical jargon. You see messages like:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\"Contact Form 7 hasn't been tested with WordPress 6.9. Update may cause issues.\"<\/li>\n<li>\"Flavor Plugin hasn't been updated in 24 months. Consider replacing it.\"<\/li>\n<li>\"Yoast SEO is well-maintained, compatible, and performing well.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>WordPress 6.9 Compatibility Check<\/strong>\nA dedicated section showing which plugins are safe to use with WordPress 6.9, which have known issues, and which need updates.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Basic Performance Benchmarking<\/strong>\nOptional benchmarking measures which plugins add the most overhead to your admin pages.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Pro Features<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Plugin Alternatives Engine<\/strong>\nGet curated recommendations for better-scoring replacements when a plugin grades poorly. Covers 25+ plugins across 18 categories with score comparisons.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Update Risk Assessment<\/strong>\nBefore updating a plugin, see a risk score based on 6 factors: version jump size, changelog quality, release freshness, support sentiment, rating trend, and WordPress compatibility. Know whether to update now, wait, or proceed with caution.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Deep Performance Analysis<\/strong>\nSee exactly how many hooks, callbacks, and database queries each plugin registers. Identify the real performance bottlenecks \u2014 not just load time, but what each plugin is doing under the hood.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Who Is This For?<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Site owners<\/strong> who manage WordPress sites but aren't developers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bloggers and solopreneurs<\/strong> who want peace of mind about their plugin stack<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agencies<\/strong> who need to quickly audit client sites<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freelance developers<\/strong> who want to professionalize their maintenance reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugin Health<\/strong> in your admin sidebar<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Scan Now<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Review health scores and act on flagged issues<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>Scans run automatically once daily to keep your dashboard up to date.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to external services during normal operation:<\/p>\n\n<h4>WordPress.org Plugins API<\/h4>\n\n<p>When you run a scan, the plugin queries the WordPress.org Plugins API to retrieve publicly available metadata (version, ratings, active installs, last updated date, support threads) for each installed plugin. Only plugin slugs are sent; no personal or site data is transmitted.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Service URL: https:\/\/api.wordpress.org\/plugins\/info\/1.2\/<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Use: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/domains\/<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/privacy\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Freemius<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin uses the Freemius SDK for optional license management and usage analytics. On activation, you are asked whether to opt in to anonymous usage tracking. If you opt out, no data is sent to Freemius. If you opt in, basic site environment data (WordPress version, PHP version, active theme) is shared.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Service URL: https:\/\/wp.freemius.com<\/li>\n<li>Terms of Use: https:\/\/freemius.com\/terms\/<\/li>\n<li>Privacy Policy: https:\/\/freemius.com\/privacy\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>korizo<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Plugin Health<\/strong> in your admin sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Scan Now<\/strong> to analyze your installed plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Scanning runs in the background via WP-Cron and all results are cached. 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