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WordPress Health

WordPress includes a built-in Site Health feature that evaluates the configuration and status of a WordPress installation. WPHammer surfaces this data alongside its own monitoring, so you get both WordPress-level and server-level health in one place.

What WordPress Site Health checks

The WordPress Site Health API runs a series of tests that evaluate:

  • PHP version — whether the site is running a supported PHP version
  • Database connectivity — whether WordPress can connect to its database
  • HTTPS status — whether the site is served over a secure connection
  • Plugin and theme updates — whether any installed items have available updates
  • Inactive plugins — plugins that are installed but not active (potential security surface)
  • Default themes — whether a default theme is available as a fallback
  • Background updates — whether WordPress can perform automatic core updates
  • REST API availability — whether the REST API is reachable
  • Scheduled events — whether the WordPress cron system is functioning

Each test returns a status of good, recommended, or critical, which WordPress aggregates into an overall health score.

How WPHammer uses health data

WPHammer collects WordPress health information as part of the broader site inventory process. This data appears on the site detail page alongside WPHammer's own checks — server health metrics, uptime status, and security findings.

The combined view helps you distinguish between:

  • Infrastructure issues — server-level problems caught by WPHammer's health checks (CPU, memory, disk, services)
  • Application issues — WordPress-level problems caught by Site Health (outdated PHP, broken cron, REST API failures)

Health in context

WordPress health data is most useful when combined with other signals. A site reporting good WordPress health can still have server-level issues (disk pressure, high CPU). Conversely, a WordPress health warning about outdated plugins may already be tracked in the plugin management view with more detail about versions and vulnerabilities.

Use WordPress health as one input among several when evaluating site status. The WPHammer dashboard brings all these signals together on the site detail page.

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