# WP Hive - A better WordPress Repository

> Get useful metrics such as the impact on memory usage & pagespeed, PHP errors, warning, Javascript issues, PHP compatibility, latest WordPress version compatibility, database footprint, activation error, and more right from the WordPress repository

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wp-hive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wp-hive)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wp-hive`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WP Hive Team
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 157
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 2.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-21
- **First published:** 2022-09-16
- **Size:** 65 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wp-hive/)
- **Website:** [https://wphive.com](https://wphive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wp-hive/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wp-hive/privacy/)

## Description

WP Hive enhances your WordPress plugin search experience by providing deep insights on plugin performance and compatibility directly from the WordPress repository. With this Chrome extension, WordPress users gain access to valuable metrics such as memory usage impact, page speed influence, PHP errors, warnings, JavaScript issues, PHP 7.4 and latest WordPress version compatibility, database footprint, activation errors, and resource errors.

Easily discover new or popular plugins using relevant filters and even compare plugins side-by-side for informed decisions. WP Hive tests all plugins automatically and displays results on WordPress.org plugin pages or redirects you to detailed WP Hive plugin pages. This powerful tool improves WordPress plugin management and ensures optimized, reliable choices for your website needs.

## Rankings

- #9,285 — Overall
- #7 — wordpress
- #14 — press
- #46 — error
- #117 — javascript
- #154 — process

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `https://*.wordpress.org/plugins/*`
- `https://wphive.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.wordpress.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wp-hive)