Title: Outdated Plugin Notifier Author: Carl Gross Published: October 15, 2019 Last modified: December 4, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/outdated-plugin-notifier/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2182279) ![](https://ps.w.org/outdated-plugin-notifier/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2182279) # Outdated Plugin Notifier By [Carl Gross](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlgross/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier.zip) * [Details](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/#description) * [Reviews](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/#reviews) * [Installation](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/#installation) * [Development](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/) ## Description WordPress plugins frequently become abandoned by their developers, and in-turn, develop security vulnerabilities. If one of these plugins is installed on your site, it will put your site at risk, without any warning or indication. Outdated Plugin Notifier is a lightweight and unobtrusive plugin that helps you stay aware of these situations. Outdated Plugin Notifier monitors your plugins and tells you exactly when each plugin was last updated by its developer. If a plugin has been expelled from the WordPress plugin repository, Outdated Plugin Notifier will display that information as well. To use, simply install and activate the plugin. There is no additional configuration required. After, open the plugin admin page from your WordPress dashboard and you will see a new column displayed in the table: Last Dev Update. This column will indicate the last date the plugin was updated by its developer. If it has been several months–or years–since the developer last updated the plugin, you may want to contact the developer to confirm the plugin is still maintained. If the plugin is no longer in the WordPress plugin repository, Outdated Plugin Notifier will indicate so on the plugins admin page, and suggest you remove and/or replace the plugin. ## Screenshots * [[ * This screen shot description corresponds to screenshot-1.jpg. After installing and activating the plugin, your plugin admin table should now display a new column,“ Last Dev Update.” This column indicates the last time the plugin developer released an update. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier` directory, or install the plugin directly through the WordPress plugins page. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress ## FAQ ### Are there any settings to configure? There are currently no settings to configure with this plugin. As soon as you activate the plugin, it will display a new column on the plugin admin page. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1f57cc3f5a095e8b0a748eac0410c1b7af5dd6db0b1079d04bb38373e8f4a98e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-useful-319/)󠁿 [TomCobbley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomcobbley/) March 19, 2025 1 reply I was using a similar plugin called Last Updated Column, however it’s not available any more. I’m pleased I found this as it helps highlight plugins that are no longer being maintained. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3e36841289d0ed1c105795e363dae4be09cc7b001def28f913b4b748d74403ec? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This is so awesome. A must have!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-so-awesome-a-must-have/)󠁿 [Gary Gordon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garymgordon/) August 16, 2024 This is so awesome, I don’t know why it’s not included in WordPress by default. It’s a lifesaver. It makes it so much easier to see which plugins could potentially have security issues or conflict issues. Thank you for creating and maintaining this for us all. Gary ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8863bf7f5b28da8ec2dbffddd5fca3074006928cc7439d3a90b64e919573423d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[SIMPLE, LIGHTWEIGHT AND EFFECTIVE!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightweight-and-effective-3/)󠁿 [André Cassiano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andrecassiano/) October 20, 2023 1 reply The best thing you could ask for. Thanks, Carl! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bc800832e6b7173cd4651b1c2c7a4cf61ff4900b4968c0c9469d527e192fb7d2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Must have plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-have-plugin-427/)󠁿 [Tremer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tremer/) February 7, 2021 This plugin is important for every website. I was able to quickly see which plugins are no longer being maintained and thus making the website slower. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/790f781427f72303647ba01d48c6f422c4748fb87064e2770e314234d5eba272? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A Must Have](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-must-have-406/)󠁿 [Website Rob](https://profiles.wordpress.org/website-rob/) August 30, 2020 6 replies Definitely a handy plugin and should be used by everyone — at least once. Just so they can have a look see at how old their plugin versions are. Suggestion: give a bit more “oompf” to plugins =>3 years old as they should definitely be updated, replaced or removed. By comparing current year to last updated year you could add a class like: .date3yr { color: #c00 font-weight: bold; border-style: dotted; } Keep up the good work. 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/acc462c5326076aeedf5881a2f0d422d4bc3762598e1813f139e83acdcc65dd3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It does just what it says](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-does-just-what-it-says/)󠁿 [Kenny Moore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bygosh/) October 19, 2019 3 replies Very handy during my annual plugin check. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Outdated Plugin Notifier” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Carl Gross ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlgross/) [Translate “Outdated Plugin Notifier” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/outdated-plugin-notifier/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/outdated-plugin-notifier/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/outdated-plugin-notifier/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/outdated-plugin-notifier/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.6 * Adds (to the WordPress plugins page) a more descriptive message when a plugin is not found in the WordPress plugin repo. * Adds minor front-end error handling. #### 1.0.5 * Adds more descriptive messages when plugin fails minimum WordPress or PHP check. #### 1.0.4 * Fixes a bug which was causing dates to display in the browser’s default locale, rather than the WordPress user’s locale. #### 1.0.3 * Fixes a bug which was causing plugin to display a blank string for some plugins( instead of a date or an error message). #### 1.0.2 * Fixes a performance bug which was causing admin plugins page to load very slowly. #### 1.0.1 * Fixes a bug which would have prevented translations from being added to the plugin. Feel free to contribute to the project and translate the plugin into a language other than EN-US. #### 1.0.0 * First publicly available version. ## Meta * Version **1.0.6** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 4.9.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/) * Tag * [plugins](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) * [Advanced View](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/outdated-plugin-notifier/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/outdated-plugin-notifier/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Carl Gross ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlgross/) ## Support Got something to say? 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