Title: Zombie Detector
Author: sahilwebsitedeveloper
Published: <strong>July 13, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 13, 2026

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# Zombie Detector

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

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/zombie-detector.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zombie-detector/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zombie-detector/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zombie-detector/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zombie-detector/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zombie-detector/)

## Description

The single biggest driver of hacked and slow WordPress sites isn’t one bad plugin—
it’s dozens
 of plugins nobody remembers installing. Zombie Detector scans every
plugin on your site and gives it a Risk Score based on:

 * Whether it’s active or has been sitting inactive for weeks/months
 * How long it’s been since the plugin was last updated on WordPress.org
 * Whether it’s compatible with the WordPress version you’re currently running
 * Whether it runs code on every front-end page load (bigger attack surface) or 
   admin-only
 * Whether it’s even findable on WordPress.org at all (custom/premium plugins need
   manual review)

You get one dashboard: sorted by risk, with plain-English reasons for every score,
and a
 one-click “Deactivate” action (bulk or individual). Nothing is ever deleted
automatically — file deletion always happens from the standard Plugins page, on 
purpose.

#### Features

 * Risk score (0-100) for every installed plugin
 * Plain-English explanation of why each plugin is risky
 * Tracks how long a plugin has been inactive
 * Checks WordPress.org for staleness and core-version compatibility
 * Dashboard widget with a quick high/medium risk count
 * Bulk deactivate straight from the report
 * No data leaves your site except plugin slugs sent to the public WordPress.org
   API (to check update dates)

## Installation

 1. Upload the `zombie-detector` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Go to Plugins  Zombie Plugins to see your report

## FAQ

### Does this delete plugins?

No. It only deactivates. Deleting files is left to the standard Plugins page, where
WordPress
 handles filesystem permissions safely.

### Will this slow my site down?

No. All scanning happens only when you view the admin report page, and WordPress.
org data is
 cached for 12 hours.

### What about premium/custom plugins not on WordPress.org?

They’re flagged as “Not found on WordPress.org” with a small risk bump, since Zombie
Detector
 can’t verify their update status automatically — you’ll want to check 
those manually with the plugin author.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Zombie Detector” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

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

[Translate “Zombie Detector” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/zombie-detector)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **17 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [audit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audit/)[cleanup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleanup/)
   [performance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)[plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/)
   [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zombie-detector/advanced/)

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## Contributors

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

## Support

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