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Site Add-on Watchdog

Name: Site Add-on Watchdog
Author: aaronhsieh

Monitor installed plugins for security notices, outdated releases, and optional version-aware WPScan disclosures.

Site Add-on Watchdog ranks #26,604 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #1,509 of 4,596 in the Security category, and was last updated Sep 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.2

v1.8.2 Current Version v1.8.2

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 11 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 17 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,509 of 4,596 in Security Top 50% by installs Downloads -73% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.2
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.2
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: aaronhsieh

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Site Add-on Watchdog

Risk processing and storage happen locally, but version comparison requires Watchdog to query WordPress.org once for each installed plugin slug. If you add a WPScan API token, each plugin slug is also queried against WPScan. Watchdog does not send site content, user data, or telemetry. Notification channels only send detected plugin risks when you explicitly configure and enable them.

Register for a free account at wpscan.com and copy the API token from your profile. Paste the token into the Watchdog settings page to enable vulnerability lookups.

Slack requires an Incoming Webhook URL that you can generate from your workspace's App Directory. For Microsoft Teams, create a workflow that starts when a webhook request is received, or use an existing Incoming Webhook connector. Paste the resulting HTTPS URL into Watchdog, enable the channel, then use its save-and-test button to verify delivery.

Yes. Use the "Run manual scan" button on the Watchdog admin page.

Open the Watchdog admin page and check the Delivery health section. If a notification fails, the payload is captured there with buttons to re-queue or download it.

Tests and the phpunit.xml.dist configuration are available in the public repository but are excluded from the published plugin package. Clone the repo from GitHub to run the test suite locally with PHPUnit.