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Health Check & Troubleshooting

by WordPress.org · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Avoid2 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: vulnerability published 15 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Health Check & Troubleshooting
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security35
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Health Check & Troubleshooting still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Jul 2024, over 2 years ago. 25 Jul 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Health Check & Troubleshooting, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Health Check & Troubleshooting removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Health Check & Troubleshooting safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 15 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Health Check & Troubleshooting update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.1. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jul 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 15 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.29 Dec 2025Evidence
  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 27 months (last release 25 Jul 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Jul 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11, 5 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Clorith5 Oct 2017 to 25 Jul 2024, 83 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
2 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Health Check & Troubleshooting
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Jul 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.6.

Average rating per quarter for Health Check & Troubleshooting
Q4 20233.0
Q1 20241.7
Q2 20243.3
Q3 20241.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20253.0
Q3 20253.8
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20263.7
Q2 20261.0
Q3 20261.0

Average rating fell from 3.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star107
4 star7
3 star4
2 star5
1 star58
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (5 on record), 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Dec 2025Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal2.7<= 1.7.1No fixn/a
Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
31 Mar 2023Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via health_check_troubleshoot_get_captures6.3<= 1.5.11.6.01
25 Jan 2019Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.2.3 - Path Traversal4.3<= 1.2.31.2.4Patched before disclosure
25 Jan 2019Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.2.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8<= 1.2.31.2.4Patched before disclosure
25 Jan 2018Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.2.3 - Missing Authorization Checks8.8<= 1.2.31.2.4354

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Health Check & Troubleshooting
4 May 20261,762
11 May 20264,064
18 May 20263,977
25 May 20263,702
1 Jun 20263,940
8 Jun 20264,003
15 Jun 20263,663
22 Jun 20263,399
29 Jun 20263,544
6 Jul 20263,719
13 Jul 20263,671
20 Jul 20265,168
27 Jul 20263,905
3 Aug 20264,595
10 Aug 20263,644
17 Aug 20263,738
24 Aug 20264,379
31 Aug 20263,900
7 Sep 20263,797
14 Sep 20264,117
21 Sep 20264,310
28 Sep 20264,205
5 Oct 20265,152
12 Oct 20264,616
19 Oct 20266,031
26 Oct 20267,016
2 Nov 20261,398

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+Query MonitorScore 91 · 200,000+

Facts

Version1.7.1
AuthorWordPress.org
Added9 Jun 2018
Last updated25 Jul 2024
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to6.6.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagshealth check

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Questions

Is Health Check & Troubleshooting still maintained?

No. Last release 25 Jul 2024, over 2 years ago.

Who owns Health Check & Troubleshooting, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Health Check & Troubleshooting removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Health Check & Troubleshooting safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Health Check & Troubleshooting update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.7.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue