WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo

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WP Hive | Improve WordPress Plugin Repo via Chrome

WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo is a Chrome extension that gives you detailed insight into any WordPress plugins. Besides displaying useful metrics on WordPress.org plugin pages, it also offers comparative analytics between different plugins. It provides data about a plugin's impact on memory and page speed, compatibility with the latest WordPress and PHP versions, error detection, database footprints, etc. It enhances the WordPress plugin repository by giving users more valuable insights.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-16)
Creation date: 2020-09-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://wphive.com/*
Size: 60.20K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

The WP Hive Chrome Extension is another revolutionary step for WordPress users, right from Chrome itself.

Have you ever wondered how much impact a plugin has on your WordPress website? WP Hive’s Plugin testing tool automatically tests a plugin and gives you better insights. Easily discover new plugins or the popular ones with relevant filters. Even compare plugins like you do for phones.

Get useful metrics such as impact on memory usage & pagespeed, PHP errors, warning or notices, Javascript issues, PHP 7.4 compatibility, latest WordPress 5.5 version compatibility, database footprint, activation error, resource errors - right from your WordPress.org page.

WP Hive automatically tests all WordPress plugins to get useful metrics and shows them inside the WordPress.org plugin pages. You can also compare a plugin with another plugin from WP Hive and get a detailed insight of the plugin.

The extension also offers an option to redirect to WP Hive plugin page for a particular plugin. Sure, WordPress repository is great, but WP Hive makes it even better with better insights & adding more value to users.

The privacy policy can be found here: wphive.com/privacy-policy/

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Fantastic tool for choosing which plugin to use.
  • Invaluable resource for WordPress developers.
  • Helps find useful data and choose the right plugin without searching elsewhere.
  • Great insights into plugins for non-technical users.
Cons
  • Does not work from the WP Admin area.
  • Incompatible with latest PHP versions (needs update for PHP 8.2).
  • Icon remains grey and shows 'no plugins found' indicating it is not functioning.
  • Lack of guidance on how to use the tool.
Most mentioned
  • Need for an update to maintain compatibility with the latest WordPress and PHP versions.
  • Doesn't work properly (icon grey, no plugins found).
  • Suggestion that the extension should work directly from the WP Admin area.
User reviews
Just installed. Icon is grey = means not working anymore as other commenters say? Can the author of the plugin reply pls?
by Miroslav Pecka, 2024-11-28

This is a fantastic tool for choosing which plugin to use. PLEASE update it so it keeps working!
by Jay McDonald, 2024-09-09

please update compatibility to latest php 8.2.x https://php.watch/versions/8.2/releases
by Malikul Akbar, 2024-05-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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