by Eli Hanna 5 (2 reviews)

Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner

Name: Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Eli Hanna

A PHP compatibility checker for your plugins and themes. See which files and lines will break on PHP 8 before you upgrade.

Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner ranks #5,813 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Oct 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 07 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.1
Last Updated: Oct 07, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Eli Hanna

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Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 1
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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress developers working in local or self-hosted development environments like LocalWP, XAMPP, or Docker. It scans installed plugins and themes for PHP version compatibility issues using PHP_CodeSniffer and the PHPCompatibility ruleset.

Scans plugins and themes for compatibility
PHPCompatibility ruleset analysis
Configurable batch processing (10-100 files)
Target PHP version selection (7.4-8.4)
Skip vendor directory option
Real-time batch scan results
Stop/start scan controls
Detailed compatibility issue view

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Eli's PHP Compatibility Scanner

This plugin helps WordPress developers check if their custom code (plugins and themes) will work with different PHP versions. It's especially useful when planning to upgrade PHP on production servers or when developing for clients with specific PHP version requirements.

Most managed hosting providers (WP Engine, Kinsta, SiteGround, etc.) disable the exec() function for security reasons. This plugin needs to run PHP commands to analyze your code, which requires this function to be enabled.

Not with this plugin: it needs exec() and access to a PHP binary, and managed hosts disable both. PHP Compatibility Scanner Pro sends the plugin or theme to a remote scan service instead, so the scan never runs on your server. It is a separate plugin, available from coffeewp.dev.

The plugin can test your code against PHP versions 7.4 through 8.4, helping you identify compatibility issues before upgrading.

The scan runs PHP_CodeSniffer with the PHPCompatibility standard, a ruleset maintained specifically to track what changed in each PHP release. PHP_CodeSniffer parses your code into PHP tokens instead of searching it for text patterns, so every match is judged in context. A function name that appears inside a comment or a string is not reported, and a call is only flagged against the PHP versions that actually changed it. Scanners built on pattern matching cannot make that distinction, which is where both false alarms and missed issues come from.

The one your host will move you to. PHP 8.2 gets security fixes until 31 December 2026, PHP 8.3 until 31 December 2027 and PHP 8.4 until 31 December 2028. Many hosts upgrade older sites automatically around those dates, so check before they do.

Yes. You can select multiple plugins and themes to scan simultaneously. The plugin processes them in batches to manage memory usage efficiently.

You can stop a long-running scan at any time. Lowering the batch size also helps on servers with tight memory or execution limits.

No, your files are never modified. The plugin only reads your code to analyze it. Any temporary files created during scanning are automatically cleaned up.

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